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 Wednesday, 29 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:45
- 2☽︎ Moon06:45 – 07:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:53 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:10
- 5♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:18
- 6☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:26
- 7♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:43
- 9☽︎ Moon14:43 – 15:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:07
- 12♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:07
- 2♀︎ Venus20:07 – 20:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:50
- 4☽︎ Moon21:50 – 22:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:26
- 7♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:17
- 8☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:09
- 9♀︎ Venus02:09 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 03:52
- 11☽︎ Moon03:52 – 04:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Wednesday, 29 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 13h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:37 to 06:45: 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.