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 Thursday, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:09
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:09 – 08:58
- 2♂︎ Mars08:58 – 09:47
- 3☉︎ Sun09:47 – 10:35
- 4♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:13
- 6☽︎ Moon12:13 – 13:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 13:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:50 – 14:39
- 9♂︎ Mars14:39 – 15:28
- 10☉︎ Sun15:28 – 16:16
- 11♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:05 – 17:54
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:54 – 19:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:05 – 20:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:17 – 21:28
- 4♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:39
- 5☉︎ Sun22:39 – 23:51
- 6♀︎ Venus23:51 – 01:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:02 – 02:13
- 8☽︎ Moon02:13 – 03:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:24 – 04:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:36 – 05:47
- 11♂︎ Mars05:47 – 06:58
- 12☉︎ Sun06:58 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oran?
On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 9h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 14h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:09 to 08:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.