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, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:30
- 2☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 10:09
- 5♂︎ Mars10:09 – 11:22
- 6☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:36
- 7♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 15:02
- 9☽︎ Moon15:02 – 16:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:28 – 18:41
- 12♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:55 – 20:42
- 2♀︎ Venus20:42 – 21:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:15
- 4☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:02 – 23:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 00:36
- 7♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:22
- 8☉︎ Sun01:22 – 02:09
- 9♀︎ Venus02:09 – 02:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:43
- 11☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Constantine?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 14h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:16 to 06:30: 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.