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 Sunday, 8 February 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:18
- 2♀︎ Venus08:18 – 09:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 10:04
- 4☽︎ Moon10:04 – 10:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 11:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:36
- 8☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:29
- 9♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:15
- 11☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 19:08
- 2♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:15
- 3☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:22
- 4♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:35
- 6☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:56
- 9♂︎ Mars02:56 – 04:03
- 10☉︎ Sun04:03 – 05:10
- 11♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Sunday, 8 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 10h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 13h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:24 to 08:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.