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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:03 – 07:55
- 2♀︎ Venus07:55 – 08:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:48 – 09:40
- 4☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:17
- 7♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:09
- 8☉︎ Sun13:09 – 14:01
- 9♀︎ Venus14:01 – 14:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:46
- 11☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:38
- 2♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:46
- 3☉︎ Sun19:46 – 20:54
- 4♀︎ Venus20:54 – 22:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 23:09
- 6☽︎ Moon23:09 – 00:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:33
- 9♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:41
- 10☉︎ Sun03:41 – 04:48
- 11♀︎ Venus04:48 – 05:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 07:04
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Constantine?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 10h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 13h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:03 to 07:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.