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 Friday, 28 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:01 – 07:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:12
- 3☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:29
- 6♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:34
- 7☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:39
- 8♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 15:50
- 10☽︎ Moon15:50 – 16:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 19:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:07 – 20:01
- 2☉︎ Sun20:01 – 20:56
- 3♀︎ Venus20:56 – 21:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:45
- 5☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:29
- 8♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:24
- 9☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:18
- 10♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:07
- 12☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Constantine?
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:01 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.