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 Friday, 2 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:27
- 3☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 11:53
- 6♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:42
- 7☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:31
- 8♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:08
- 10☽︎ Moon15:08 – 15:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 16:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:46 – 17:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:46
- 2☉︎ Sun18:46 – 19:57
- 3♀︎ Venus19:57 – 21:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:20
- 5☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:53
- 8♂︎ Mars01:53 – 03:04
- 9☉︎ Sun03:04 – 04:16
- 10♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:38
- 12☽︎ Moon06:38 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Friday, 2 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 9h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 14h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:49 to 08:38: 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.