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 Saturday, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:31 – 07:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:29 – 08:26
- 3♂︎ Mars08:26 – 09:23
- 4☉︎ Sun09:23 – 10:21
- 5♀︎ Venus10:21 – 11:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:18 – 12:15
- 7☽︎ Moon12:15 – 13:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:12 – 14:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:10 – 15:07
- 10♂︎ Mars15:07 – 16:04
- 11☉︎ Sun16:04 – 17:02
- 12♀︎ Venus17:02 – 17:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:59 – 19:02
- 2☽︎ Moon19:02 – 20:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:04 – 21:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:07 – 22:10
- 5♂︎ Mars22:10 – 23:13
- 6☉︎ Sun23:13 – 00:16
- 7♀︎ Venus00:16 – 01:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:18 – 02:21
- 9☽︎ Moon02:21 – 03:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:24 – 04:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:27 – 05:29
- 12♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:31 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.