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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 07:51
- 2☽︎ Moon07:51 – 08:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 09:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:33
- 5♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:27
- 6☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:21
- 7♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 14:10
- 9☽︎ Moon14:10 – 15:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 15:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 16:52
- 12♂︎ Mars16:52 – 17:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:46 – 18:52
- 2♀︎ Venus18:52 – 19:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 21:04
- 4☽︎ Moon21:04 – 22:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 23:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:22
- 7♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:28
- 8☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:34
- 9♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 04:46
- 11☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:52 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 10h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:57 to 07:51: 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.