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 Wednesday, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:41
- 2☽︎ Moon06:41 – 07:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 09:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 10:21
- 5♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:35
- 6☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:48
- 7♀︎ Venus12:48 – 14:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 15:15
- 9☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:55
- 12♂︎ Mars18:55 – 20:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:08 – 20:55
- 2♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:28
- 4☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 00:48
- 7♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:35
- 8☉︎ Sun01:35 – 02:21
- 9♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 03:55
- 11☽︎ Moon03:55 – 04:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Algiers?
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 9h 20m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:28 to 06:41: 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.