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 Saturday, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 07:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 08:14
- 3♂︎ Mars08:14 – 09:21
- 4☉︎ Sun09:21 – 10:27
- 5♀︎ Venus10:27 – 11:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:34 – 12:40
- 7☽︎ Moon12:40 – 13:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:47 – 14:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:53 – 16:00
- 10♂︎ Mars16:00 – 17:06
- 11☉︎ Sun17:06 – 18:13
- 12♀︎ Venus18:13 – 19:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:13
- 2☽︎ Moon20:13 – 21:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:07 – 22:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:00 – 22:54
- 5♂︎ Mars22:54 – 23:47
- 6☉︎ Sun23:47 – 00:41
- 7♀︎ Venus00:41 – 01:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:34 – 02:28
- 9☽︎ Moon02:28 – 03:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:22 – 04:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:15 – 05:09
- 12♂︎ Mars05:09 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:01 to 07:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.