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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:42
- 2☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:30 – 10:24
- 5♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:18
- 6☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:12
- 7♀︎ Venus12:12 – 13:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:06 – 14:00
- 9☽︎ Moon14:00 – 14:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:48 – 16:42
- 12♂︎ Mars16:42 – 17:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:36 – 18:42
- 2♀︎ Venus18:42 – 19:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:48 – 20:54
- 4☽︎ Moon20:54 – 22:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 23:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 00:12
- 7♂︎ Mars00:12 – 01:19
- 8☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:25
- 9♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:37
- 11☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:43 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 10h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 13h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:48 to 07:42: 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.