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 Wednesday, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 07:04
- 2☽︎ Moon07:04 – 08:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:37
- 5♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:48
- 6☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:59
- 7♀︎ Venus12:59 – 14:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:21
- 9☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:31 – 17:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:53
- 12♂︎ Mars18:53 – 20:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:04 – 20:53
- 2♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:31
- 4☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 00:59
- 7♂︎ Mars00:59 – 01:48
- 8☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:37
- 9♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:15
- 11☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oran?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 14h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 9h 49m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:53 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.