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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:36 – 06:46
- 2☉︎ Sun06:46 – 07:56
- 3♀︎ Venus07:56 – 09:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:05 – 10:15
- 5☽︎ Moon10:15 – 11:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:25 – 12:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:44
- 8♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:54
- 9☉︎ Sun14:54 – 16:03
- 10♀︎ Venus16:03 – 17:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:23
- 12☽︎ Moon18:23 – 19:32
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:32 – 20:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:23 – 21:13
- 3♂︎ Mars21:13 – 22:04
- 4☉︎ Sun22:04 – 22:54
- 5♀︎ Venus22:54 – 23:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 00:35
- 7☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:25 – 02:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:15 – 03:06
- 10♂︎ Mars03:06 – 03:56
- 11☉︎ Sun03:56 – 04:47
- 12♀︎ Venus04:47 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 13h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 10h 05m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:36 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.