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, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:24
- 2☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:37
- 5♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:42
- 6☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:47
- 7♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 14:56
- 9☽︎ Moon14:56 – 16:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 17:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:05 – 18:10
- 12♂︎ Mars18:10 – 19:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:10
- 2♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 22:01
- 4☽︎ Moon22:01 – 22:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:56 – 23:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:47
- 7♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:42
- 8☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:38
- 9♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:29
- 11☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Algiers?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 12h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 11h 06m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:19 to 07:24: 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.