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, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:40 – 07:36
- 2☉︎ Sun07:36 – 08:31
- 3♀︎ Venus08:31 – 09:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:22
- 5☽︎ Moon10:22 – 11:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 12:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:08
- 8♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:04
- 9☉︎ Sun14:04 – 14:59
- 10♀︎ Venus14:59 – 15:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:55 – 16:50
- 12☽︎ Moon16:50 – 17:45
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 18:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 19:55
- 3♂︎ Mars19:55 – 20:59
- 4☉︎ Sun20:59 – 22:04
- 5♀︎ Venus22:04 – 23:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 00:13
- 7☽︎ Moon00:13 – 01:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:18 – 02:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:27
- 10♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:32
- 11☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:37
- 12♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 11h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 12h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:40 to 07:36: 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.