Planetary hours
in Sidi Bel Abbes.
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, 5 December 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:56 – 08:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:35
- 3☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:03
- 6♂︎ Mars12:03 – 12:53
- 7☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:42
- 8♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:21
- 10☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 17:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:50 – 19:00
- 2☉︎ Sun19:00 – 20:11
- 3♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:32
- 5☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 02:04
- 8♂︎ Mars02:04 – 03:14
- 9☉︎ Sun03:14 – 04:25
- 10♀︎ Venus04:25 – 05:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:35 – 06:46
- 12☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Friday, 5 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:56 to 08:45: 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.