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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:47 – 08:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:35 – 09:24
- 3☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 11:49
- 6♂︎ Mars11:49 – 12:38
- 7☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:26
- 8♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:03
- 10☽︎ Moon15:03 – 15:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 16:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:40 – 17:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:29 – 18:41
- 2☉︎ Sun18:41 – 19:52
- 3♀︎ Venus19:52 – 21:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 22:15
- 5☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:50
- 8♂︎ Mars01:50 – 03:01
- 9☉︎ Sun03:01 – 04:13
- 10♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:36
- 12☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 14h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:47 to 08:35: 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.