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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:01
- 2☽︎ Moon08:01 – 08:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 09:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 10:43
- 5♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:37
- 6☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:19
- 9☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:01
- 12♂︎ Mars17:01 – 17:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:55 – 19:01
- 2♀︎ Venus19:01 – 20:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:13
- 4☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:37
- 8☉︎ Sun01:37 – 02:43
- 9♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:56
- 11☽︎ Moon04:56 – 06:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Algiers?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 10h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 13h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:07 to 08:01: 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.