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 Thursday, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:30 – 07:27
- 2♂︎ Mars07:27 – 08:25
- 3☉︎ Sun08:25 – 09:23
- 4♀︎ Venus09:23 – 10:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:18
- 6☽︎ Moon11:18 – 12:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:16 – 13:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:11
- 9♂︎ Mars14:11 – 15:09
- 10☉︎ Sun15:09 – 16:06
- 11♀︎ Venus16:06 – 17:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:02
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:02 – 19:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 20:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:07 – 21:09
- 4♂︎ Mars21:09 – 22:11
- 5☉︎ Sun22:11 – 23:14
- 6♀︎ Venus23:14 – 00:16
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:16 – 01:19
- 8☽︎ Moon01:19 – 02:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:21 – 03:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:23 – 04:26
- 11♂︎ Mars04:26 – 05:28
- 12☉︎ Sun05:28 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 11h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 12h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:30 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.