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, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 08:12
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:12 – 09:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 09:51
- 3♂︎ Mars09:51 – 10:41
- 4☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:30
- 5♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:20 – 13:09
- 7☽︎ Moon13:09 – 13:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:59 – 14:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:38
- 10♂︎ Mars15:38 – 16:27
- 11☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:17
- 12♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:06
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:06 – 19:17
- 2☽︎ Moon19:17 – 20:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:27 – 21:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:38 – 22:48
- 5♂︎ Mars22:48 – 23:59
- 6☉︎ Sun23:59 – 01:09
- 7♀︎ Venus01:09 – 02:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:20 – 03:30
- 9☽︎ Moon03:30 – 04:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:51 – 07:02
- 12♂︎ Mars07:02 – 08:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oran?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:12, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: 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.