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, 15 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:48 – 08:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:28
- 3☽︎ Moon09:28 – 10:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 11:57
- 6♂︎ Mars11:57 – 12:47
- 7☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:37
- 8♀︎ Venus13:37 – 14:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:17
- 10☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 16:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 17:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:46 – 18:56
- 2☉︎ Sun18:56 – 20:07
- 3♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:27
- 5☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:57
- 8♂︎ Mars01:57 – 03:07
- 9☉︎ Sun03:07 – 04:18
- 10♀︎ Venus04:18 – 05:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:38
- 12☽︎ Moon06:38 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Friday, 15 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 9h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:48 to 08:38: 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.