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, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:53
- 2☽︎ Moon06:53 – 08:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 09:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 10:24
- 5♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:34
- 6☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 15:05
- 9☽︎ Moon15:05 – 16:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:36
- 12♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:46 – 20:36
- 2♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:15
- 4☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 23:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:45
- 7♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:34
- 8☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:24
- 9♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:04
- 11☽︎ Moon04:04 – 04:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:42 to 06:53: 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.