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 Thursday, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:04 – 07:57
- 2♂︎ Mars07:57 – 08:50
- 3☉︎ Sun08:50 – 09:43
- 4♀︎ Venus09:43 – 10:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:36 – 11:28
- 6☽︎ Moon11:28 – 12:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:21 – 13:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:14 – 14:07
- 9♂︎ Mars14:07 – 15:00
- 10☉︎ Sun15:00 – 15:52
- 11♀︎ Venus15:52 – 16:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:45 – 17:38
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:38 – 18:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:45 – 19:53
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:53 – 21:00
- 4♂︎ Mars21:00 – 22:07
- 5☉︎ Sun22:07 – 23:14
- 6♀︎ Venus23:14 – 00:22
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:22 – 01:29
- 8☽︎ Moon01:29 – 02:36
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:36 – 03:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:44 – 04:51
- 11♂︎ Mars04:51 – 05:58
- 12☉︎ Sun05:58 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 10h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 13h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:04 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.