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 Saturday, 27 March 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:34 – 08:36
- 3♂︎ Mars08:36 – 09:38
- 4☉︎ Sun09:38 – 10:40
- 5♀︎ Venus10:40 – 11:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:42 – 12:44
- 7☽︎ Moon12:44 – 13:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:49
- 10♂︎ Mars15:49 – 16:51
- 11☉︎ Sun16:51 – 17:53
- 12♀︎ Venus17:53 – 18:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:55 – 19:53
- 2☽︎ Moon19:53 – 20:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:51 – 21:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 22:47
- 5♂︎ Mars22:47 – 23:45
- 6☉︎ Sun23:45 – 00:43
- 7♀︎ Venus00:43 – 01:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:41 – 02:39
- 9☽︎ Moon02:39 – 03:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:37 – 04:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:35 – 05:33
- 12♂︎ Mars05:33 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Saturday, 27 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 12h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 11h 35m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:32 to 07:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.