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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 08:34
- 2☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:00
- 5♂︎ Mars11:00 – 11:48
- 6☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:37
- 7♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:14
- 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:02 – 15:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:39
- 12♂︎ Mars16:39 – 17:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:28 – 18:39
- 2♀︎ Venus18:39 – 19:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 21:02
- 4☽︎ Moon21:02 – 22:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:37
- 7♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:49
- 8☉︎ Sun01:49 – 03:00
- 9♀︎ Venus03:00 – 04:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:23
- 11☽︎ Moon05:23 – 06:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:35 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 17:28: 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?
Mercury, from 07:46 to 08:34: 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.