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 Saturday, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 09:02
- 3♂︎ Mars09:02 – 09:52
- 4☉︎ Sun09:52 – 10:43
- 5♀︎ Venus10:43 – 11:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:24
- 7☽︎ Moon12:24 – 13:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:14 – 14:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:05 – 14:55
- 10♂︎ Mars14:55 – 15:46
- 11☉︎ Sun15:46 – 16:36
- 12♀︎ Venus16:36 – 17:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:26 – 18:36
- 2☽︎ Moon18:36 – 19:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:46 – 20:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:55 – 22:05
- 5♂︎ Mars22:05 – 23:14
- 6☉︎ Sun23:14 – 00:24
- 7♀︎ Venus00:24 – 01:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:34 – 02:43
- 9☽︎ Moon02:43 – 03:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:53 – 05:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 06:12
- 12♂︎ Mars06:12 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 10h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 13h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:21 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.