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, 4 June 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 19:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:34 – 07:46
- 3☽︎ Moon07:46 – 08:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 10:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:24
- 6♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:36
- 7☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:49
- 8♀︎ Venus13:49 – 15:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 16:14
- 10☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:51 – 20:39
- 2☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:26
- 3♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:01
- 5☽︎ Moon23:01 – 23:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:24
- 8♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:11
- 9☉︎ Sun02:11 – 02:59
- 10♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:34
- 12☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Friday, 4 June 2027, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 19:51: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:21 to 06:34: 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.