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 Thursday, 16 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:00 – 07:11
- 2♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:22
- 3☉︎ Sun08:22 – 09:34
- 4♀︎ Venus09:34 – 10:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:57
- 6☽︎ Moon11:57 – 13:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:08 – 14:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:19 – 15:31
- 9♂︎ Mars15:31 – 16:42
- 10☉︎ Sun16:42 – 17:54
- 11♀︎ Venus17:54 – 19:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:05 – 20:16
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:16 – 21:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 21:54
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:54 – 22:42
- 4♂︎ Mars22:42 – 23:31
- 5☉︎ Sun23:31 – 00:20
- 6♀︎ Venus00:20 – 01:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 01:57
- 8☽︎ Moon01:57 – 02:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:46 – 03:34
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:34 – 04:23
- 11♂︎ Mars04:23 – 05:12
- 12☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Thursday, 16 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:00 to 07:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.