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, 8 August 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:33
- 3☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:59
- 6♂︎ Mars11:59 – 13:07
- 7☉︎ Sun13:07 – 14:16
- 8♀︎ Venus14:16 – 15:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:33
- 10☽︎ Moon16:33 – 17:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:42 – 18:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:51 – 19:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:59 – 20:51
- 2☉︎ Sun20:51 – 21:42
- 3♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:25
- 5☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 01:59
- 8♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:42
- 10♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:25
- 12☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oran?
On Friday, 8 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:16 to 07:24: 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.