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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:49
- 2☽︎ Moon08:49 – 09:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:15
- 5♂︎ Mars11:15 – 12:04
- 6☉︎ Sun12:04 – 12:53
- 7♀︎ Venus12:53 – 13:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:31
- 9☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 16:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 16:57
- 12♂︎ Mars16:57 – 17:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:46 – 18:57
- 2♀︎ Venus18:57 – 20:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:08 – 21:19
- 4☽︎ Moon21:19 – 22:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:53
- 7♂︎ Mars00:53 – 02:04
- 8☉︎ Sun02:04 – 03:15
- 9♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:38
- 11☽︎ Moon05:38 – 06:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:49 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Algiers?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 9h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 14h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:00 to 08:49: 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.