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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:59 – 07:51
- 2♀︎ Venus07:51 – 08:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:36
- 4☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:12
- 7♂︎ Mars12:12 – 13:04
- 8☉︎ Sun13:04 – 13:56
- 9♀︎ Venus13:56 – 14:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:40
- 11☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:33
- 2♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:41
- 3☉︎ Sun19:41 – 20:49
- 4♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 23:04
- 6☽︎ Moon23:04 – 00:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:28
- 9♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:36
- 10☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:44
- 11♀︎ Venus04:44 – 05:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 10h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 13h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:59 to 07:51: 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.