Planetary hours
in Biskra.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Right now☿︎ Hour of Mercury — hour 3 of the night, until 21:00
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 07:53
- 2☽︎ Moon07:53 – 08:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 09:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:33
- 5♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:27
- 6☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:20
- 7♀︎ Venus12:20 – 13:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 14:07
- 9☽︎ Moon14:07 – 15:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 15:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 16:47
- 12♂︎ Mars16:47 – 17:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:40 – 18:47
- 2♀︎ Venus18:47 – 19:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:53 – 21:00
- 4☽︎ Moon21:00 – 22:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 23:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:20
- 7♂︎ Mars00:20 – 01:27
- 8☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:34
- 9♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 04:47
- 11☽︎ Moon04:47 – 05:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:54 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Biskra?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 13h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:00 to 07:53: 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.