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 Monday, 2 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:02 – 07:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 08:48
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:41
- 4♂︎ Mars09:41 – 10:35
- 5☉︎ Sun10:35 – 11:28
- 6♀︎ Venus11:28 – 12:21
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:21 – 13:14
- 8☽︎ Moon13:14 – 14:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:08 – 15:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:01 – 15:54
- 11♂︎ Mars15:54 – 16:48
- 12☉︎ Sun16:48 – 17:41
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:41 – 18:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:48 – 19:54
- 3☽︎ Moon19:54 – 21:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:01 – 22:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:08 – 23:15
- 6♂︎ Mars23:15 – 00:22
- 7☉︎ Sun00:22 – 01:28
- 8♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:42
- 10☽︎ Moon03:42 – 04:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:56 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Monday, 2 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 13h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:02 to 07:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.