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 Monday, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:46 – 06:56
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 08:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:05 – 09:15
- 4♂︎ Mars09:15 – 10:25
- 5☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:34
- 6♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:44
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:44 – 13:53
- 8☽︎ Moon13:53 – 15:03
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 16:13
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:13 – 17:22
- 11♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:32
- 12☉︎ Sun18:32 – 19:41
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:41 – 20:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:22
- 3☽︎ Moon21:22 – 22:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:03 – 23:54
- 6♂︎ Mars23:54 – 00:44
- 7☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:35
- 8♀︎ Venus01:35 – 02:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:16
- 10☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 04:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 13h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 10h 06m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:46 to 06:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.