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, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:56
- 2☽︎ Moon06:56 – 08:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:42
- 6☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:53
- 7♀︎ Venus12:53 – 14:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:16
- 9☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:50
- 12♂︎ Mars18:50 – 20:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:02 – 20:50
- 2♀︎ Venus20:50 – 21:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:28
- 4☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 00:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 00:54
- 7♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:42
- 8☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:31
- 9♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:08
- 11☽︎ Moon04:08 – 04:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Algiers?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:45 to 06:56: 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.