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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:22 – 06:35
- 2☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:48 – 09:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 10:13
- 5♂︎ Mars10:13 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:38
- 7♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 15:03
- 9☽︎ Moon15:03 – 16:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:28 – 18:41
- 12♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:54 – 20:41
- 2♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:16
- 4☽︎ Moon22:16 – 23:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 23:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:38
- 7♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:26
- 8☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:13
- 9♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 03:48
- 11☽︎ Moon03:48 – 04:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Constantine?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:22 to 06:35: 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.