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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:12
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:12 – 09:01
- 2♀︎ Venus09:01 – 09:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:39
- 4☽︎ Moon10:39 – 11:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:28 – 12:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 13:07
- 7♂︎ Mars13:07 – 13:56
- 8☉︎ Sun13:56 – 14:45
- 9♀︎ Venus14:45 – 15:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:23
- 11☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 19:12
- 2♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:23
- 3☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:34
- 4♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:56
- 6☽︎ Moon23:56 – 01:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 02:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 03:28
- 9♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:39
- 10☉︎ Sun04:39 – 05:50
- 11♀︎ Venus05:50 – 07:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oran?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 9h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:12, lasts 14h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:12 to 09:01: 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.