Planetary hours
in Sétif.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Right now☿︎ Hour of Mercury — hour 8 of the day, until 14:07
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 07:56
- 2☽︎ Moon07:56 – 08:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:35
- 5♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:21
- 7♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:07
- 9☽︎ Moon14:07 – 15:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 15:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 16:46
- 12♂︎ Mars16:46 – 17:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:39 – 18:46
- 2♀︎ Venus18:46 – 19:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:53 – 21:00
- 4☽︎ Moon21:00 – 22:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 23:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 00:22
- 7♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:29
- 8☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:36
- 9♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:50
- 11☽︎ Moon04:50 – 05:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 10h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 13h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:03 to 07:56: 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.