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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:52 – 07:45
- 2♀︎ Venus07:45 – 08:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:32
- 4☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:12
- 7♂︎ Mars12:12 – 13:05
- 8☉︎ Sun13:05 – 13:58
- 9♀︎ Venus13:58 – 14:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:45
- 11☽︎ Moon15:45 – 16:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:38
- 2♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:45
- 3☉︎ Sun19:45 – 20:52
- 4♀︎ Venus20:52 – 21:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 23:05
- 6☽︎ Moon23:05 – 00:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:26
- 9♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:33
- 10☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:40
- 11♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 13h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:52 to 07:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.