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 Monday, 8 February 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:26
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:13
- 4♂︎ Mars10:13 – 11:06
- 5☉︎ Sun11:06 – 11:59
- 6♀︎ Venus11:59 – 12:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:45
- 8☽︎ Moon13:45 – 14:39
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:39 – 15:32
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:25
- 11♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:18
- 12☉︎ Sun17:18 – 18:11
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:11 – 19:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:25
- 3☽︎ Moon20:25 – 21:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:45
- 6♂︎ Mars23:45 – 00:52
- 7☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:58
- 8♀︎ Venus01:58 – 03:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 04:12
- 10☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:25 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Monday, 8 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 10h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 13h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:33 to 08:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.