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 Thursday, 25 June 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:22
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:22 – 06:35
- 2♂︎ Mars06:35 – 07:48
- 3☉︎ Sun07:48 – 09:01
- 4♀︎ Venus09:01 – 10:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:14 – 11:27
- 6☽︎ Moon11:27 – 12:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:41 – 13:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:54 – 15:07
- 9♂︎ Mars15:07 – 16:20
- 10☉︎ Sun16:20 – 17:33
- 11♀︎ Venus17:33 – 18:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:46 – 19:59
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:59 – 20:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:33 – 22:20
- 4♂︎ Mars22:20 – 23:07
- 5☉︎ Sun23:07 – 23:54
- 6♀︎ Venus23:54 – 00:41
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:41 – 01:28
- 8☽︎ Moon01:28 – 02:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 03:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 03:48
- 11♂︎ Mars03:48 – 04:35
- 12☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Thursday, 25 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 14h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:22, lasts 9h 23m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:22 to 06:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.