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 Saturday, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:33 – 07:46
- 3♂︎ Mars07:46 – 08:59
- 4☉︎ Sun08:59 – 10:12
- 5♀︎ Venus10:12 – 11:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:25 – 12:37
- 7☽︎ Moon12:37 – 13:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:50 – 15:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:03 – 16:16
- 10♂︎ Mars16:16 – 17:29
- 11☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:42
- 12♀︎ Venus18:42 – 19:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 20:42
- 2☽︎ Moon20:42 – 21:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:29 – 22:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:16 – 23:03
- 5♂︎ Mars23:03 – 23:50
- 6☉︎ Sun23:50 – 00:38
- 7♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:25 – 02:12
- 9☽︎ Moon02:12 – 02:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 03:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:46 – 04:34
- 12♂︎ Mars04:34 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Constantine?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 14h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 9h 26m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:20 to 06:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.