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 Tuesday, 6 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:49 – 08:38
- 2☉︎ Sun08:38 – 09:28
- 3♀︎ Venus09:28 – 10:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 11:06
- 5☽︎ Moon11:06 – 11:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:55 – 12:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:44 – 13:33
- 8♂︎ Mars13:33 – 14:22
- 9☉︎ Sun14:22 – 15:11
- 10♀︎ Venus15:11 – 16:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 16:49
- 12☽︎ Moon16:49 – 17:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:49 – 20:00
- 3♂︎ Mars20:00 – 21:11
- 4☉︎ Sun21:11 – 22:22
- 5♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:33 – 00:44
- 7☽︎ Moon00:44 – 01:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:55 – 03:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:06 – 04:17
- 10♂︎ Mars04:17 – 05:28
- 11☉︎ Sun05:28 – 06:38
- 12♀︎ Venus06:38 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Tuesday, 6 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 9h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 14h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.