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, 3 March 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:06 – 08:03
- 2☉︎ Sun08:03 – 09:00
- 3♀︎ Venus09:00 – 09:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:58 – 10:55
- 5☽︎ Moon10:55 – 11:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 12:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:50 – 13:47
- 8♂︎ Mars13:47 – 14:45
- 9☉︎ Sun14:45 – 15:42
- 10♀︎ Venus15:42 – 16:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:40 – 17:37
- 12☽︎ Moon17:37 – 18:34
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:34 – 19:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:39
- 3♂︎ Mars20:39 – 21:42
- 4☉︎ Sun21:42 – 22:44
- 5♀︎ Venus22:44 – 23:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:47 – 00:49
- 7☽︎ Moon00:49 – 01:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:52 – 02:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 03:57
- 10♂︎ Mars03:57 – 04:59
- 11☉︎ Sun04:59 – 06:02
- 12♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Tuesday, 3 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:06 to 08:03: 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.