Planetary hours
in Annaba.
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 Monday, 2 February 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:30 – 08:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:14 – 10:06
- 4♂︎ Mars10:06 – 10:58
- 5☉︎ Sun10:58 – 11:50
- 6♀︎ Venus11:50 – 12:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:34
- 8☽︎ Moon13:34 – 14:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 16:11
- 11♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:03
- 12☉︎ Sun17:03 – 17:55
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:55 – 19:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 20:10
- 3☽︎ Moon20:10 – 21:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:18 – 22:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:34
- 6♂︎ Mars23:34 – 00:42
- 7☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:50
- 8♀︎ Venus01:50 – 02:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 04:06
- 10☽︎ Moon04:06 – 05:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:21 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Monday, 2 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 10h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:30 to 08:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.