Planetary hours
in Algiers.
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, 31 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:43
- 2♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 09:08
- 4☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:45
- 7♂︎ Mars12:45 – 13:57
- 8☉︎ Sun13:57 – 15:10
- 9♀︎ Venus15:10 – 16:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:22 – 17:35
- 11☽︎ Moon17:35 – 18:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:47 – 20:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 20:47
- 2♂︎ Mars20:47 – 21:35
- 3☉︎ Sun21:35 – 22:22
- 4♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 23:57
- 6☽︎ Moon23:57 – 00:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:45 – 01:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:20
- 9♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:07
- 10☉︎ Sun03:07 – 03:55
- 11♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Algiers?
On Sunday, 31 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:30 to 06:43: 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.