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 Wednesday, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:44 – 07:40
- 2☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:30
- 5♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:27
- 6☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:24
- 7♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:17
- 9☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:07
- 12♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:07
- 2♀︎ Venus19:07 – 20:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:10 – 21:14
- 4☽︎ Moon21:14 – 22:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:24
- 7♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:27
- 8☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:31
- 9♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:38
- 11☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 11h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:44 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.