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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:29
- 2☽︎ Moon06:29 – 07:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:55 – 10:08
- 5♂︎ Mars10:08 – 11:21
- 6☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 14:59
- 9☽︎ Moon14:59 – 16:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:38
- 12♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:38
- 2♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:12
- 4☽︎ Moon22:12 – 22:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 23:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:34
- 7♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:21
- 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:08
- 9♀︎ Venus02:08 – 02:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 03:43
- 11☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 14h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 9h 26m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:16 to 06:29: 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.