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, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:57 – 07:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:12 – 09:20
- 4♂︎ Mars09:20 – 10:27
- 5☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:34
- 6♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:49
- 8☽︎ Moon13:49 – 14:56
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 16:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 17:11
- 11♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:18
- 12☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:26
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:11
- 3☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 22:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 23:49
- 6♂︎ Mars23:49 – 00:42
- 7☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:35
- 8♀︎ Venus01:35 – 02:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:20
- 10☽︎ Moon03:20 – 04:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:06 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:57 to 07:05: 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.