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, 5 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 08:12
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:12 – 09:02
- 2☉︎ Sun09:02 – 09:51
- 3♀︎ Venus09:51 – 10:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:29
- 5☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:18 – 13:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:07 – 13:57
- 8♂︎ Mars13:57 – 14:46
- 9☉︎ Sun14:46 – 15:35
- 10♀︎ Venus15:35 – 16:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:24 – 17:13
- 12☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:03
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:03 – 19:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:13 – 20:24
- 3♂︎ Mars20:24 – 21:35
- 4☉︎ Sun21:35 – 22:46
- 5♀︎ Venus22:46 – 23:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:57 – 01:07
- 7☽︎ Moon01:07 – 02:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:18 – 03:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:29 – 04:40
- 10♂︎ Mars04:40 – 05:51
- 11☉︎ Sun05:51 – 07:02
- 12♀︎ Venus07:02 – 08:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oran?
On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 9h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:12, lasts 14h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:12 to 09:02: 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.