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, 30 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:24 – 06:37
- 2☉︎ Sun06:37 – 07:50
- 3♀︎ Venus07:50 – 09:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:03 – 10:16
- 5☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:29 – 12:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:41 – 13:54
- 8♂︎ Mars13:54 – 15:07
- 9☉︎ Sun15:07 – 16:20
- 10♀︎ Venus16:20 – 17:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:33 – 18:46
- 12☽︎ Moon18:46 – 19:59
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:59 – 20:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:46 – 21:33
- 3♂︎ Mars21:33 – 22:20
- 4☉︎ Sun22:20 – 23:08
- 5♀︎ Venus23:08 – 23:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:55 – 00:42
- 7☽︎ Moon00:42 – 01:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:29 – 02:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:03
- 10♂︎ Mars03:03 – 03:50
- 11☉︎ Sun03:50 – 04:37
- 12♀︎ Venus04:37 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Tuesday, 30 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 14h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 9h 25m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:24 to 06:37: 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.