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, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:49 – 06:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:07
- 3☽︎ Moon08:07 – 09:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:34
- 6♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:43
- 7☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:52
- 8♀︎ Venus13:52 – 15:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 16:10
- 10☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:28 – 19:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:28
- 2☉︎ Sun20:28 – 21:19
- 3♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:02
- 5☽︎ Moon23:02 – 23:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:35
- 8♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:26
- 9☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:17
- 10♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 04:59
- 12☽︎ Moon04:59 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 13h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:49 to 06:58: 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.
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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.