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 Saturday, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 08:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:46 – 09:35
- 3♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:25
- 4☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:14
- 5♀︎ Venus11:14 – 12:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:03 – 12:53
- 7☽︎ Moon12:53 – 13:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:42 – 14:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:20
- 10♂︎ Mars15:20 – 16:10
- 11☉︎ Sun16:10 – 16:59
- 12♀︎ Venus16:59 – 17:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:48 – 18:59
- 2☽︎ Moon18:59 – 20:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:10 – 21:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:21 – 22:31
- 5♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:42
- 6☉︎ Sun23:42 – 00:53
- 7♀︎ Venus00:53 – 02:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 03:15
- 9☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:36 – 06:47
- 12♂︎ Mars06:47 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oran?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:57 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 9h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 14h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:57 to 08:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.