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 Sunday, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:07
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:08
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:07 – 08:56
- 2♀︎ Venus08:56 – 09:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 10:34
- 4☽︎ Moon10:34 – 11:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 13:00
- 7♂︎ Mars13:00 – 13:48
- 8☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:37
- 9♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:14
- 11☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 17:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 19:03
- 2♂︎ Mars19:03 – 20:15
- 3☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:26
- 4♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:49
- 6☽︎ Moon23:49 – 01:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 02:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:23
- 9♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:34
- 10☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:45
- 11♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 08:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oran?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 9h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:08, lasts 14h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:07 to 08:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.