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, 6 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 06:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:22 – 07:35
- 3♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:48
- 4☉︎ Sun08:48 – 10:01
- 5♀︎ Venus10:01 – 11:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:14 – 12:27
- 7☽︎ Moon12:27 – 13:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:53 – 16:06
- 10♂︎ Mars16:06 – 17:19
- 11☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:32
- 12♀︎ Venus18:32 – 19:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:45 – 20:32
- 2☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:06 – 22:53
- 5♂︎ Mars22:53 – 23:40
- 6☉︎ Sun23:40 – 00:27
- 7♀︎ Venus00:27 – 01:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 02:01
- 9☽︎ Moon02:01 – 02:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:48 – 03:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:35 – 04:22
- 12♂︎ Mars04:22 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Saturday, 6 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 14h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 9h 24m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:09 to 06:22: 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.