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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 07:06
- 2☽︎ Moon07:06 – 08:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:53
- 7♀︎ Venus12:53 – 14:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 15:12
- 9☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:40
- 12♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:40
- 2♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:31 – 22:22
- 4☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 00:53
- 7♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:44
- 8☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:35
- 9♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:16
- 11☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Algiers?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:56 to 07:06: 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.