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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:27 – 08:16
- 2♀︎ Venus08:16 – 09:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 09:53
- 4☽︎ Moon09:53 – 10:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:19
- 7♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:08
- 8☉︎ Sun13:08 – 13:57
- 9♀︎ Venus13:57 – 14:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 15:34
- 11☽︎ Moon15:34 – 16:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:23
- 2♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:34
- 3☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:46
- 4♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:57 – 23:08
- 6☽︎ Moon23:08 – 00:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:42
- 9♂︎ Mars02:42 – 03:54
- 10☉︎ Sun03:54 – 05:05
- 11♀︎ Venus05:05 – 06:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 9h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 14h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:27 to 08:16: 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.