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, 11 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:42 – 07:54
- 3♂︎ Mars07:54 – 09:06
- 4☉︎ Sun09:06 – 10:19
- 5♀︎ Venus10:19 – 11:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:31 – 12:43
- 7☽︎ Moon12:43 – 13:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:56 – 15:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 16:20
- 10♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:32
- 11☉︎ Sun17:32 – 18:45
- 12♀︎ Venus18:45 – 19:57
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 20:45
- 2☽︎ Moon20:45 – 21:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:33 – 22:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:20 – 23:08
- 5♂︎ Mars23:08 – 23:56
- 6☉︎ Sun23:56 – 00:44
- 7♀︎ Venus00:44 – 01:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:19
- 9☽︎ Moon02:19 – 03:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:07 – 03:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 04:42
- 12♂︎ Mars04:42 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Saturday, 11 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 19:57: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:30 to 06:42: 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.