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 Wednesday, 3 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:27
- 2☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:19
- 5♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:17
- 6☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:14
- 7♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:09
- 9☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 17:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:01
- 12♂︎ Mars18:01 – 18:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:59 – 20:01
- 2♀︎ Venus20:01 – 21:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 22:06
- 4☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 00:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:14
- 7♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:16
- 8☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:19
- 9♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:24
- 11☽︎ Moon05:24 – 06:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:26 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oran?
On Wednesday, 3 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:30 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.