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, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 08:30
- 2☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:22 – 10:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:07
- 5♂︎ Mars11:07 – 11:59
- 6☉︎ Sun11:59 – 12:52
- 7♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:37
- 9☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:14
- 12♂︎ Mars17:14 – 18:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:06 – 19:14
- 2♀︎ Venus19:14 – 20:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:29
- 4☽︎ Moon21:29 – 22:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:51
- 7♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:59
- 8☉︎ Sun01:59 – 03:06
- 9♀︎ Venus03:06 – 04:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:22
- 11☽︎ Moon05:22 – 06:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:29 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:37 to 08:30: 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.