Planetary hours
in Constantine.
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
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Right now☿︎ Hour of Mercury — hour 8 of the day, until 14:02
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 07:52
- 2☽︎ Moon07:52 – 08:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 09:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:24
- 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:16
- 7♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:02
- 9☽︎ Moon14:02 – 14:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:48 – 16:41
- 12♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:34 – 18:41
- 2♀︎ Venus18:41 – 19:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:48 – 20:55
- 4☽︎ Moon20:55 – 22:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 23:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:10 – 00:17
- 7♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:31
- 9♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:46
- 11☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:53 – 07:00
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Constantine?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 10h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 13h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:59 to 07:52: 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.