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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 06:58
- 2☽︎ Moon06:58 – 08:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:34
- 6☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:42
- 7♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 15:00
- 9☽︎ Moon15:00 – 16:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 17:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:27
- 12♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:27
- 2♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:09
- 4☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 23:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:34
- 8☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:25
- 9♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:08
- 11☽︎ Moon04:08 – 04:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Biskra?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:49 to 06:58: 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.