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, 29 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:55
- 2☽︎ Moon06:55 – 08:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 09:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:19
- 5♂︎ Mars10:19 – 11:27
- 6☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:36
- 7♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:52
- 9☽︎ Moon14:52 – 16:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 17:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:16
- 12♂︎ Mars18:16 – 19:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:16
- 2♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 21:59
- 4☽︎ Moon21:59 – 22:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 23:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 00:35
- 7♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:27
- 8☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:19
- 9♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 04:03
- 11☽︎ Moon04:03 – 04:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Wednesday, 29 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:47 to 06:55: 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.