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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:23
- 2☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:41 – 10:50
- 5♂︎ Mars10:50 – 11:59
- 6☉︎ Sun11:59 – 13:08
- 7♀︎ Venus13:08 – 14:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:26
- 9☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:35 – 17:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:53
- 12♂︎ Mars18:53 – 20:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:02 – 20:53
- 2♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:35
- 4☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:08
- 7♂︎ Mars01:08 – 01:59
- 8☉︎ Sun01:59 – 02:50
- 9♀︎ Venus02:50 – 03:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 04:33
- 11☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 13h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:14 to 07:23: 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.