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, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:47 – 06:57
- 2☉︎ Sun06:57 – 08:06
- 3♀︎ Venus08:06 – 09:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 10:25
- 5☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:34 – 12:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:44 – 13:53
- 8♂︎ Mars13:53 – 15:03
- 9☉︎ Sun15:03 – 16:12
- 10♀︎ Venus16:12 – 17:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:21 – 18:31
- 12☽︎ Moon18:31 – 19:40
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:40 – 20:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:22
- 3♂︎ Mars21:22 – 22:12
- 4☉︎ Sun22:12 – 23:03
- 5♀︎ Venus23:03 – 23:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 00:44
- 7☽︎ Moon00:44 – 01:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:35 – 02:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:16
- 10♂︎ Mars03:16 – 04:07
- 11☉︎ Sun04:07 – 04:57
- 12♀︎ Venus04:57 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:47 to 06:57: 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.