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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:01 – 07:54
- 2♀︎ Venus07:54 – 08:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 09:41
- 4☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:21
- 7♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:15
- 8☉︎ Sun13:15 – 14:08
- 9♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 15:55
- 11☽︎ Moon15:55 – 16:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 17:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:49
- 2♂︎ Mars18:49 – 19:55
- 3☉︎ Sun19:55 – 21:02
- 4♀︎ Venus21:02 – 22:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:15
- 6☽︎ Moon23:15 – 00:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:35
- 9♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:42
- 10☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:48
- 11♀︎ Venus04:48 – 05:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:55 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 13h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:01 to 07:54: 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.