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 Tuesday, 12 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:49 – 08:38
- 2☉︎ Sun08:38 – 09:28
- 3♀︎ Venus09:28 – 10:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:18 – 11:07
- 5☽︎ Moon11:07 – 11:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:57 – 12:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:46 – 13:36
- 8♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:25
- 9☉︎ Sun14:25 – 15:15
- 10♀︎ Venus15:15 – 16:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 16:54
- 12☽︎ Moon16:54 – 17:43
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 18:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 20:04
- 3♂︎ Mars20:04 – 21:15
- 4☉︎ Sun21:15 – 22:25
- 5♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:46
- 7☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 03:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 04:17
- 10♂︎ Mars04:17 – 05:28
- 11☉︎ Sun05:28 – 06:38
- 12♀︎ Venus06:38 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:49 to 08:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.