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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:47
- 2☽︎ Moon06:47 – 07:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 09:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 10:15
- 5♂︎ Mars10:15 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:34
- 7♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:53
- 9☽︎ Moon14:53 – 16:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 17:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:22
- 12♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:22
- 2♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 22:03
- 4☽︎ Moon22:03 – 22:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 23:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:35
- 7♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:25
- 8☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:16
- 9♀︎ Venus02:16 – 03:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 03:57
- 11☽︎ Moon03:57 – 04:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:37 to 06:47: 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.