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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:05 – 07:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 08:51
- 3☽︎ Moon08:51 – 09:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:29
- 6♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:21
- 7☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:14
- 8♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 14:59
- 10☽︎ Moon14:59 – 15:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 16:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:37 – 18:45
- 2☉︎ Sun18:45 – 19:52
- 3♀︎ Venus19:52 – 20:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 22:07
- 5☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:29
- 8♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:37
- 9☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:44
- 10♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:59
- 12☽︎ Moon05:59 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 13h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:05 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.