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, 26 April 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:51 – 06:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:59 – 08:06
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 09:14
- 4♂︎ Mars09:14 – 10:21
- 5☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:29
- 6♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:43
- 8☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 15:58
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 17:06
- 11♂︎ Mars17:06 – 18:13
- 12☉︎ Sun18:13 – 19:21
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:13 – 21:06
- 3☽︎ Moon21:06 – 21:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 22:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:43
- 6♂︎ Mars23:43 – 00:35
- 7☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:28
- 8♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:20 – 03:13
- 10☽︎ Moon03:13 – 04:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 04:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:58 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Monday, 26 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:51 to 06:59: 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.