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 Monday, 6 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:27 – 06:39
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:39 – 07:52
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:52 – 09:05
- 4♂︎ Mars09:05 – 10:17
- 5☉︎ Sun10:17 – 11:30
- 6♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:43
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:43 – 13:55
- 8☽︎ Moon13:55 – 15:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 16:20
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:33
- 11♂︎ Mars17:33 – 18:46
- 12☉︎ Sun18:46 – 19:58
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:58 – 20:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:46 – 21:33
- 3☽︎ Moon21:33 – 22:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:21 – 23:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 23:55
- 6♂︎ Mars23:55 – 00:43
- 7☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:30
- 8♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:05
- 10☽︎ Moon03:05 – 03:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:52 – 04:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:40 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Monday, 6 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:27 to 06:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.