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 Monday, 21 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:34
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:10
- 4♂︎ Mars10:10 – 10:59
- 5☉︎ Sun10:59 – 11:47
- 6♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:24
- 8☽︎ Moon13:24 – 14:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 15:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:01 – 15:50
- 11♂︎ Mars15:50 – 16:38
- 12☉︎ Sun16:38 – 17:27
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:27 – 18:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:38 – 19:50
- 3☽︎ Moon19:50 – 21:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:01 – 22:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:13 – 23:25
- 6♂︎ Mars23:25 – 00:36
- 7☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:48
- 8♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 04:11
- 10☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:22 – 06:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:34 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Monday, 21 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:45 to 08:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.