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, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:34
- 2☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:08
- 5♂︎ Mars11:08 – 11:59
- 6☉︎ Sun11:59 – 12:51
- 7♀︎ Venus12:51 – 13:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:33
- 9☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:07
- 12♂︎ Mars17:07 – 17:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:59 – 19:07
- 2♀︎ Venus19:07 – 20:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:25
- 4☽︎ Moon21:25 – 22:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:50
- 7♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:59
- 8☉︎ Sun01:59 – 03:08
- 9♀︎ Venus03:08 – 04:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:25
- 11☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:33 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 10h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:43 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.