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 Saturday, 20 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:21 – 06:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:34 – 07:47
- 3♂︎ Mars07:47 – 09:00
- 4☉︎ Sun09:00 – 10:13
- 5♀︎ Venus10:13 – 11:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:39
- 7☽︎ Moon12:39 – 13:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:53 – 15:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:06 – 16:19
- 10♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:32
- 11☉︎ Sun17:32 – 18:45
- 12♀︎ Venus18:45 – 19:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 20:45
- 2☽︎ Moon20:45 – 21:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 23:06
- 5♂︎ Mars23:06 – 23:53
- 6☉︎ Sun23:53 – 00:40
- 7♀︎ Venus00:40 – 01:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:26 – 02:13
- 9☽︎ Moon02:13 – 03:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:00 – 03:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:47 – 04:34
- 12♂︎ Mars04:34 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Saturday, 20 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 14h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 9h 23m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:21 to 06:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.