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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:20 – 08:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 09:01
- 3☽︎ Moon09:01 – 09:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 10:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:33
- 6♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:23
- 7☉︎ Sun12:23 – 13:14
- 8♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 14:55
- 10☽︎ Moon14:55 – 15:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:36
- 2☉︎ Sun18:36 – 19:46
- 3♀︎ Venus19:46 – 20:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 22:05
- 5☽︎ Moon22:05 – 23:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:33
- 8♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:43
- 9☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:52
- 10♀︎ Venus03:52 – 05:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:11
- 12☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 10h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 13h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:20 to 08:10: 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.