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, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 19:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:48 – 06:55
- 2☉︎ Sun06:55 – 08:03
- 3♀︎ Venus08:03 – 09:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 10:17
- 5☽︎ Moon10:17 – 11:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:25 – 12:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:32 – 13:39
- 8♂︎ Mars13:39 – 14:47
- 9☉︎ Sun14:47 – 15:54
- 10♀︎ Venus15:54 – 17:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:01 – 18:09
- 12☽︎ Moon18:09 – 19:16
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:09 – 21:02
- 3♂︎ Mars21:02 – 21:54
- 4☉︎ Sun21:54 – 22:47
- 5♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:40 – 00:32
- 7☽︎ Moon00:32 – 01:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:25 – 02:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 03:10
- 10♂︎ Mars03:10 – 04:03
- 11☉︎ Sun04:03 – 04:56
- 12♀︎ Venus04:56 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:48 to 06:55: 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.