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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 07:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:53 – 08:47
- 3♂︎ Mars08:47 – 09:40
- 4☉︎ Sun09:40 – 10:34
- 5♀︎ Venus10:34 – 11:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:28 – 12:21
- 7☽︎ Moon12:21 – 13:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:15 – 14:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 15:02
- 10♂︎ Mars15:02 – 15:56
- 11☉︎ Sun15:56 – 16:49
- 12♀︎ Venus16:49 – 17:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:43 – 18:49
- 2☽︎ Moon18:49 – 19:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 21:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 22:09
- 5♂︎ Mars22:09 – 23:15
- 6☉︎ Sun23:15 – 00:22
- 7♀︎ Venus00:22 – 01:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:28 – 02:35
- 9☽︎ Moon02:35 – 03:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 04:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 05:54
- 12♂︎ Mars05:54 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 13h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:00 to 07:53: 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.