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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:03 – 08:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:01 – 08:59
- 3☽︎ Moon08:59 – 09:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:51
- 6♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:49
- 7☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:47
- 8♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:42
- 10☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:39 – 17:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:37
- 2☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:40
- 3♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:45
- 5☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 00:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:52
- 8♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:54
- 9☉︎ Sun02:54 – 03:57
- 10♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:02
- 12☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oran?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 11h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 12h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:03 to 08:01: 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.