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, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:47 – 08:36
- 2☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:24
- 3♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:13 – 11:02
- 5☽︎ Moon11:02 – 11:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:50 – 12:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:39 – 13:28
- 8♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:16
- 9☉︎ Sun14:16 – 15:05
- 10♀︎ Venus15:05 – 15:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 16:42
- 12☽︎ Moon16:42 – 17:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:54
- 3♂︎ Mars19:54 – 21:05
- 4☉︎ Sun21:05 – 22:17
- 5♀︎ Venus22:17 – 23:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:39
- 7☽︎ Moon00:39 – 01:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 03:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:02 – 04:14
- 10♂︎ Mars04:14 – 05:25
- 11☉︎ Sun05:25 – 06:36
- 12♀︎ Venus06:36 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Algiers?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 9h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 14h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:47 to 08:36: 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.