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, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:23
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:23 – 06:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:35 – 07:47
- 3♂︎ Mars07:47 – 08:59
- 4☉︎ Sun08:59 – 10:11
- 5♀︎ Venus10:11 – 11:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:23 – 12:34
- 7☽︎ Moon12:34 – 13:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:58 – 16:10
- 10♂︎ Mars16:10 – 17:22
- 11☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:34
- 12♀︎ Venus18:34 – 19:46
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:34
- 2☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:22 – 22:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:10 – 22:59
- 5♂︎ Mars22:59 – 23:47
- 6☉︎ Sun23:47 – 00:35
- 7♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:23 – 02:11
- 9☽︎ Moon02:11 – 02:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 03:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:47 – 04:36
- 12♂︎ Mars04:36 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 14h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:23 to 06:35: 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.