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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:10 – 08:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 09:47
- 3☽︎ Moon09:47 – 10:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:13
- 6♂︎ Mars12:13 – 13:02
- 7☉︎ Sun13:02 – 13:51
- 8♀︎ Venus13:51 – 14:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:28
- 10☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 17:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:55 – 19:06
- 2☉︎ Sun19:06 – 20:17
- 3♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:40
- 5☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 01:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 02:14
- 8♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:25
- 9☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:36
- 10♀︎ Venus04:36 – 05:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 06:59
- 12☽︎ Moon06:59 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oran?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 17:55: 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?
Venus, from 08:10 to 08:58: 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.