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, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:19
- 2☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:37
- 5♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 15:00
- 9☽︎ Moon15:00 – 16:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 17:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:18
- 12♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:18
- 2♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 22:07
- 4☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 23:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:49
- 7♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:43
- 8☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:37
- 9♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:26
- 11☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Algiers?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:13 to 07:19: 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.