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 Saturday, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:33 – 09:22
- 3♂︎ Mars09:22 – 10:11
- 4☉︎ Sun10:11 – 11:00
- 5♀︎ Venus11:00 – 11:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:49 – 12:38
- 7☽︎ Moon12:38 – 13:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:26 – 14:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:15 – 15:04
- 10♂︎ Mars15:04 – 15:53
- 11☉︎ Sun15:53 – 16:42
- 12♀︎ Venus16:42 – 17:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:31 – 18:42
- 2☽︎ Moon18:42 – 19:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:53 – 21:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:04 – 22:16
- 5♂︎ Mars22:16 – 23:27
- 6☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:38
- 7♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:49 – 03:00
- 9☽︎ Moon03:00 – 04:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:12 – 05:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:23 – 06:34
- 12♂︎ Mars06:34 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Algiers?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 9h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 14h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:44 to 08:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.