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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:13 – 08:08
- 2☉︎ Sun08:08 – 09:04
- 3♀︎ Venus09:04 – 10:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:00 – 10:55
- 5☽︎ Moon10:55 – 11:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 12:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:47 – 13:42
- 8♂︎ Mars13:42 – 14:38
- 9☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:33
- 10♀︎ Venus15:33 – 16:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:25
- 12☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:20
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:20 – 19:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:29
- 3♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:34
- 4☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:38
- 5♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:43 – 00:47
- 7☽︎ Moon00:47 – 01:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 02:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:56 – 04:00
- 10♂︎ Mars04:00 – 05:05
- 11☉︎ Sun05:05 – 06:09
- 12♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oran?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:13 to 08:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.