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 Friday, 19 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:11
- 3☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 11:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 11:57
- 6♂︎ Mars11:57 – 12:52
- 7☉︎ Sun12:52 – 13:47
- 8♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:42 – 15:37
- 10☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:28 – 18:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:27
- 2☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:32
- 3♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:42
- 5☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 00:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:56
- 8♂︎ Mars01:56 – 03:01
- 9☉︎ Sun03:01 – 04:06
- 10♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:15
- 12☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Friday, 19 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 11h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 12h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:21 to 08:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.