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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 07:45
- 2☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:32
- 5♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:27
- 6☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:22
- 7♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:13
- 9☽︎ Moon14:13 – 15:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 16:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 16:59
- 12♂︎ Mars16:59 – 17:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:54 – 18:59
- 2♀︎ Venus18:59 – 20:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:04 – 21:09
- 4☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:23
- 7♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:27
- 8☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:32
- 9♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:42
- 11☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 11h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 12h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:50 to 07:45: 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.