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, 5 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:34
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:33 – 09:31
- 4♂︎ Mars09:31 – 10:29
- 5☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:28
- 6♀︎ Venus11:28 – 12:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:24
- 8☽︎ Moon13:24 – 14:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:21
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 16:19
- 11♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:18
- 12☉︎ Sun17:18 – 18:16
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:19
- 3☽︎ Moon20:19 – 21:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:21 – 22:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:23 – 23:25
- 6♂︎ Mars23:25 – 00:26
- 7☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:28
- 8♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:32
- 10☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:33 – 05:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:35 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Monday, 5 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 12h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:36 to 07:34: 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.