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 Friday, 31 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:44 – 06:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 08:04
- 3☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:34
- 6♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:44
- 7☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:54
- 8♀︎ Venus13:54 – 15:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 16:14
- 10☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:34 – 19:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:34
- 2☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:24
- 3♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:04
- 5☽︎ Moon23:04 – 23:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:34
- 8♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:25
- 9☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:15
- 10♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 04:55
- 12☽︎ Moon04:55 – 05:45
Other cities · Algeria
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Friday, 31 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 14h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:44 to 06:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.