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 Wednesday, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 20:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:14
- 2☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:47
- 5♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:58
- 6☉︎ Sun11:58 – 13:08
- 7♀︎ Venus13:08 – 14:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:30
- 9☽︎ Moon15:30 – 16:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 19:02
- 12♂︎ Mars19:02 – 20:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:02
- 2♀︎ Venus21:02 – 21:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:41
- 4☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:09
- 7♂︎ Mars01:09 – 01:58
- 8☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:47
- 9♀︎ Venus02:47 – 03:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:26
- 11☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:15 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 20:13: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:04 to 07:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.