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, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 07:00
- 2☽︎ Moon07:00 – 08:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 09:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:18
- 5♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:24
- 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:30
- 7♀︎ Venus12:30 – 13:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:42
- 9☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 18:00
- 12♂︎ Mars18:00 – 19:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:06 – 20:00
- 2♀︎ Venus20:00 – 20:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:48
- 4☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:30
- 7♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:19
- 9♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 04:07
- 11☽︎ Moon04:07 – 05:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:54 to 07:00: 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.