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 Tuesday, 29 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:11 – 09:00
- 2☉︎ Sun09:00 – 09:49
- 3♀︎ Venus09:49 – 10:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:38 – 11:26
- 5☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:15 – 13:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:04 – 13:53
- 8♂︎ Mars13:53 – 14:42
- 9☉︎ Sun14:42 – 15:31
- 10♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:08
- 12☽︎ Moon17:08 – 17:57
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 19:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:08 – 20:19
- 3♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:31
- 4☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:42
- 5♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 01:04
- 7☽︎ Moon01:04 – 02:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 03:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:27 – 04:38
- 10♂︎ Mars04:38 – 05:49
- 11☉︎ Sun05:49 – 07:00
- 12♀︎ Venus07:00 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oran?
On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 9h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 14h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:11 to 09:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.