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, 13 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:03 – 07:11
- 2♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:19
- 3☉︎ Sun08:19 – 09:27
- 4♀︎ Venus09:27 – 10:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:35 – 11:44
- 6☽︎ Moon11:44 – 12:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:52 – 14:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:00 – 15:08
- 9♂︎ Mars15:08 – 16:16
- 10☉︎ Sun16:16 – 17:24
- 11♀︎ Venus17:24 – 18:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:33 – 19:41
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:41 – 20:33
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:16
- 4♂︎ Mars22:16 – 23:08
- 5☉︎ Sun23:08 – 00:00
- 6♀︎ Venus00:00 – 00:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:52 – 01:44
- 8☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:36
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:36 – 03:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:28 – 04:20
- 11♂︎ Mars04:20 – 05:12
- 12☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Algiers?
On Thursday, 13 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 13h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:03 to 07:11: 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.