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, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:32 – 06:44
- 2☽︎ Moon06:44 – 07:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 09:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 10:20
- 5♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:32
- 6☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 15:08
- 9☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:43
- 12♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:55 – 20:43
- 2♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:20
- 4☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:44
- 7♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:32
- 8☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:20
- 9♀︎ Venus02:20 – 03:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 03:57
- 11☽︎ Moon03:57 – 04:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 14h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:32 to 06:44: 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.