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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 07:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:48 – 08:43
- 3♂︎ Mars08:43 – 09:37
- 4☉︎ Sun09:37 – 10:32
- 5♀︎ Venus10:32 – 11:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:27 – 12:22
- 7☽︎ Moon12:22 – 13:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 14:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:11 – 15:06
- 10♂︎ Mars15:06 – 16:01
- 11☉︎ Sun16:01 – 16:56
- 12♀︎ Venus16:56 – 17:51
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:51 – 18:56
- 2☽︎ Moon18:56 – 20:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:01 – 21:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:07 – 22:12
- 5♂︎ Mars22:12 – 23:17
- 6☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:22
- 7♀︎ Venus00:22 – 01:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:28 – 02:33
- 9☽︎ Moon02:33 – 03:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:38 – 04:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 05:49
- 12♂︎ Mars05:49 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:53 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.