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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- 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♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 08:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:59 – 09:48
- 3♂︎ Mars09:48 – 10:36
- 4☉︎ Sun10:36 – 11:25
- 5♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:14 – 13:03
- 7☽︎ Moon13:03 – 13:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 14:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:29
- 10♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:18
- 11☉︎ Sun16:18 – 17:06
- 12♀︎ Venus17:06 – 17:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:55 – 19:06
- 2☽︎ Moon19:06 – 20:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:40
- 5♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:52
- 6☉︎ Sun23:52 – 01:03
- 7♀︎ Venus01:03 – 02:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:14 – 03:25
- 9☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:48 – 06:59
- 12♂︎ Mars06:59 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oran?
On Saturday, 26 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 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:10 to 08:59: 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.