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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:35 – 08:23
- 2☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 09:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:48
- 5♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:36
- 6☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:24
- 7♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:00
- 9☽︎ Moon14:00 – 14:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:37 – 16:25
- 12♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:13 – 18:25
- 2♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:37 – 20:49
- 4☽︎ Moon20:49 – 22:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 23:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:24
- 7♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:36
- 8☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:48
- 9♀︎ Venus02:48 – 04:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 05:12
- 11☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:23 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 9h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 14h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:35 to 08:23: 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.