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, 28 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:42 – 06:52
- 2☉︎ Sun06:52 – 08:02
- 3♀︎ Venus08:02 – 09:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 10:23
- 5☽︎ Moon10:23 – 11:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:34 – 12:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:44 – 13:55
- 8♂︎ Mars13:55 – 15:05
- 9☉︎ Sun15:05 – 16:15
- 10♀︎ Venus16:15 – 17:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:26 – 18:36
- 12☽︎ Moon18:36 – 19:47
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 20:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:26
- 3♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:16
- 4☉︎ Sun22:16 – 23:05
- 5♀︎ Venus23:05 – 23:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:55 – 00:45
- 7☽︎ Moon00:45 – 01:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:34 – 02:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:13
- 10♂︎ Mars03:13 – 04:03
- 11☉︎ Sun04:03 – 04:53
- 12♀︎ Venus04:53 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Tuesday, 28 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:42 to 06:52: 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.