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 Thursday, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:57 – 07:06
- 2♂︎ Mars07:06 – 08:16
- 3☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:25
- 4♀︎ Venus09:25 – 10:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:34 – 11:43
- 6☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 14:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:02 – 15:11
- 9♂︎ Mars15:11 – 16:21
- 10☉︎ Sun16:21 – 17:30
- 11♀︎ Venus17:30 – 18:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:39 – 19:49
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:49 – 20:39
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:39 – 21:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:21
- 4♂︎ Mars22:21 – 23:12
- 5☉︎ Sun23:12 – 00:02
- 6♀︎ Venus00:02 – 00:53
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:53 – 01:44
- 8☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:35
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:35 – 03:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:16
- 11♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:07
- 12☉︎ Sun05:07 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Algiers?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:57 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.