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, 27 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:23
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:23 – 06:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:36 – 07:49
- 3♂︎ Mars07:49 – 09:02
- 4☉︎ Sun09:02 – 10:15
- 5♀︎ Venus10:15 – 11:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:28 – 12:41
- 7☽︎ Moon12:41 – 13:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:54 – 15:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 16:20
- 10♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:33
- 11☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:46
- 12♀︎ Venus18:46 – 19:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 20:46
- 2☽︎ Moon20:46 – 21:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:33 – 22:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:20 – 23:07
- 5♂︎ Mars23:07 – 23:54
- 6☉︎ Sun23:54 – 00:41
- 7♀︎ Venus00:41 – 01:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:28 – 02:15
- 9☽︎ Moon02:15 – 03:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 03:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:49 – 04:36
- 12♂︎ Mars04:36 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Saturday, 27 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:23 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 05:23, lasts 9h 24m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:23 to 06:36: 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.