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, 5 June 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:21 – 06:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:34 – 07:46
- 3♂︎ Mars07:46 – 08:59
- 4☉︎ Sun08:59 – 10:11
- 5♀︎ Venus10:11 – 11:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:36
- 7☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 15:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:02 – 16:14
- 10♂︎ Mars16:14 – 17:27
- 11☉︎ Sun17:27 – 18:39
- 12♀︎ Venus18:39 – 19:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 20:39
- 2☽︎ Moon20:39 – 21:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:27 – 22:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:02
- 5♂︎ Mars23:02 – 23:49
- 6☉︎ Sun23:49 – 00:36
- 7♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:24 – 02:11
- 9☽︎ Moon02:11 – 02:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 03:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:46 – 04:33
- 12♂︎ Mars04:33 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Saturday, 5 June 2027, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: 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.