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 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:42
- 2☽︎ Moon06:42 – 07:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:52 – 09:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 10:14
- 5♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:24
- 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:35
- 7♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:56
- 9☽︎ Moon14:56 – 16:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 17:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:27
- 12♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:28
- 2♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:07
- 4☽︎ Moon22:07 – 22:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:56 – 23:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:35
- 7♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:25
- 8☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:14
- 9♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 03:53
- 11☽︎ Moon03:53 – 04:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 14h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 9h 54m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:31 to 06:42: 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.