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 Wednesday, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:40
- 2☽︎ Moon06:40 – 07:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:53 – 09:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 10:18
- 5♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:30
- 6☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:43
- 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 15:08
- 9☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:45
- 12♂︎ Mars18:45 – 19:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:58 – 20:45
- 2♀︎ Venus20:45 – 21:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:21
- 4☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:31
- 8☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:18
- 9♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 03:53
- 11☽︎ Moon03:53 – 04:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:28 to 06:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.