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 Saturday, 23 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:15 – 06:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:27 – 07:38
- 3♂︎ Mars07:38 – 08:50
- 4☉︎ Sun08:50 – 10:02
- 5♀︎ Venus10:02 – 11:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:14 – 12:25
- 7☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:37 – 14:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:49 – 16:01
- 10♂︎ Mars16:01 – 17:12
- 11☉︎ Sun17:12 – 18:24
- 12♀︎ Venus18:24 – 19:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:36 – 20:24
- 2☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:12 – 22:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:00 – 22:49
- 5♂︎ Mars22:49 – 23:37
- 6☉︎ Sun23:37 – 00:25
- 7♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:13 – 02:02
- 9☽︎ Moon02:02 – 02:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:50 – 03:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:38 – 04:26
- 12♂︎ Mars04:26 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Saturday, 23 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 9h 39m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:15 to 06:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.