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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 07:37
- 2☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:22
- 5♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:18
- 6☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:13
- 7♀︎ Venus12:13 – 13:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 14:03
- 9☽︎ Moon14:03 – 14:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 15:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:54 – 16:49
- 12♂︎ Mars16:49 – 17:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:44 – 18:49
- 2♀︎ Venus18:49 – 19:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:54 – 20:59
- 4☽︎ Moon20:59 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 00:13
- 7♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:18
- 8☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:23
- 9♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:33
- 11☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:38 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 11h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:41 to 07:37: 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.