Planetary hours
in Oran.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Friday, 17 January 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:11 – 09:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 09:51
- 3☽︎ Moon09:51 – 10:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:22
- 6♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:12
- 7☉︎ Sun13:12 – 14:03
- 8♀︎ Venus14:03 – 14:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:43
- 10☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:24
- 2☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:34
- 3♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:53
- 5☽︎ Moon22:53 – 00:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 01:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 02:22
- 8♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:32
- 9☉︎ Sun03:32 – 04:41
- 10♀︎ Venus04:41 – 05:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 07:01
- 12☽︎ Moon07:01 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oran?
On Friday, 17 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 13h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:11 to 09:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.