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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:59 – 07:54
- 2☉︎ Sun07:54 – 08:50
- 3♀︎ Venus08:50 – 09:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 10:41
- 5☽︎ Moon10:41 – 11:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:36 – 12:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:32 – 13:27
- 8♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:23
- 9☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:18
- 10♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:09
- 12☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:04
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:04 – 19:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:14
- 3♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:18
- 4☉︎ Sun21:18 – 22:23
- 5♀︎ Venus22:23 – 23:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:32
- 7☽︎ Moon00:32 – 01:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:37 – 02:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:41 – 03:46
- 10♂︎ Mars03:46 – 04:51
- 11☉︎ Sun04:51 – 05:55
- 12♀︎ Venus05:55 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Algiers?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 11h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 12h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:59 to 07:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.