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 Saturday, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:45 – 08:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:27
- 3♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:17
- 4☉︎ Sun10:17 – 11:08
- 5♀︎ Venus11:08 – 11:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:59 – 12:50
- 7☽︎ Moon12:50 – 13:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:41 – 14:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:22
- 10♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:13
- 11☉︎ Sun16:13 – 17:04
- 12♀︎ Venus17:04 – 17:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:55 – 19:04
- 2☽︎ Moon19:04 – 20:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:13 – 21:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:31
- 5♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:40
- 6☉︎ Sun23:40 – 00:50
- 7♀︎ Venus00:50 – 01:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 03:08
- 9☽︎ Moon03:08 – 04:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:26 – 06:35
- 12♂︎ Mars06:35 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 13h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:45 to 08:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.