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, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:48 – 07:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:40
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:35
- 4♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:31
- 5☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:27
- 6♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:23
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:23 – 13:18
- 8☽︎ Moon13:18 – 14:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 15:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:10 – 16:05
- 11♂︎ Mars16:05 – 17:01
- 12☉︎ Sun17:01 – 17:57
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:57 – 19:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:01 – 20:06
- 3☽︎ Moon20:06 – 21:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:10 – 22:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:19
- 6♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:23
- 7☉︎ Sun00:23 – 01:27
- 8♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:36
- 10☽︎ Moon03:36 – 04:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:45 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 12h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:48 to 07:44: 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.