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 Tuesday, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:29 – 08:17
- 2☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:06
- 3♀︎ Venus09:06 – 09:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:54 – 10:43
- 5☽︎ Moon10:43 – 11:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:32 – 12:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:20 – 13:09
- 8♂︎ Mars13:09 – 13:57
- 9☉︎ Sun13:57 – 14:46
- 10♀︎ Venus14:46 – 15:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:23
- 12☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:35
- 3♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:46
- 4☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:58
- 5♀︎ Venus21:58 – 23:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 00:21
- 7☽︎ Moon00:21 – 01:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:32 – 02:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:55
- 10♂︎ Mars03:55 – 05:07
- 11☉︎ Sun05:07 – 06:18
- 12♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 9h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 14h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:29 to 08:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.