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, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:02 – 07:09
- 2♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:15 – 09:21
- 4☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:40
- 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:47
- 8☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:53
- 9♀︎ Venus14:53 – 15:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:59 – 17:06
- 11☽︎ Moon17:06 – 18:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:12 – 19:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:12
- 2♂︎ Mars20:12 – 21:06
- 3☉︎ Sun21:06 – 21:59
- 4♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:47
- 6☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:28
- 9♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:22
- 10☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:16
- 11♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 10h 45m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:02 to 07:09: 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.