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, 17 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:18
- 2☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:03
- 5♂︎ Mars11:03 – 11:57
- 6☉︎ Sun11:57 – 12:52
- 7♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:42
- 9☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:26
- 12♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:21 – 19:26
- 2♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:36
- 4☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:52
- 7♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:57
- 8☉︎ Sun01:57 – 03:02
- 9♀︎ Venus03:02 – 04:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 05:12
- 11☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Wednesday, 17 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:24 to 08:18: 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.