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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 08:29
- 2☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:06 – 10:54
- 5♂︎ Mars10:54 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 14:08
- 9☽︎ Moon14:08 – 14:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 15:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:33
- 12♂︎ Mars16:33 – 17:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:21 – 18:33
- 2♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 20:56
- 4☽︎ Moon20:56 – 22:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:43
- 8☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:54
- 9♀︎ Venus02:54 – 04:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 05:18
- 11☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:30 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 9h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 14h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:41 to 08:29: 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.