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 Wednesday, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:02
- 2☽︎ Moon08:02 – 08:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:46 – 10:38
- 5♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:30
- 6☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:22
- 7♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:05
- 9☽︎ Moon14:05 – 14:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 15:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 16:41
- 12♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:41
- 2♀︎ Venus18:41 – 19:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:49 – 20:58
- 4☽︎ Moon20:58 – 22:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 23:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:22
- 7♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:39
- 9♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:55
- 11☽︎ Moon04:55 – 06:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 13h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:11 to 08:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.