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 Sunday, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:54 – 07:48
- 2♀︎ Venus07:48 – 08:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:38
- 4☽︎ Moon09:38 – 10:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:22
- 7♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:16
- 8☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:11
- 9♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 16:00
- 11☽︎ Moon16:00 – 16:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:55 – 17:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 18:55
- 2♂︎ Mars18:55 – 20:00
- 3☉︎ Sun20:00 – 21:06
- 4♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:17
- 6☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:33
- 9♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:38
- 10☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:44
- 11♀︎ Venus04:44 – 05:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:54 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.