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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 06:57
- 2☽︎ Moon06:57 – 08:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 09:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:34
- 6☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 15:02
- 9☽︎ Moon15:02 – 16:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:30
- 12♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:39 – 20:30
- 2♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:12
- 4☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:02 – 23:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:44
- 7♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:35
- 8☉︎ Sun01:35 – 02:26
- 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:07
- 11☽︎ Moon04:07 – 04:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 19:39: the day lasts 13h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:48 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 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.