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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:57 – 07:04
- 2♀︎ Venus07:04 – 08:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 09:19
- 4☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:42
- 7♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:49
- 8☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:57
- 9♀︎ Venus14:57 – 16:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:12
- 11☽︎ Moon17:12 – 18:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:20 – 19:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:27 – 20:20
- 2♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:12
- 3☉︎ Sun21:12 – 22:05
- 4♀︎ Venus22:05 – 22:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 23:50
- 6☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:27
- 9♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:20
- 10☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:12
- 11♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:57 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.