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, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 20:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:15 – 07:24
- 2♂︎ Mars07:24 – 08:32
- 3☉︎ Sun08:32 – 09:41
- 4♀︎ Venus09:41 – 10:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:50 – 11:59
- 6☽︎ Moon11:59 – 13:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:08 – 14:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:16 – 15:25
- 9♂︎ Mars15:25 – 16:34
- 10☉︎ Sun16:34 – 17:43
- 11♀︎ Venus17:43 – 18:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:52 – 20:01
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:01 – 20:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:52 – 21:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:34
- 4♂︎ Mars22:34 – 23:26
- 5☉︎ Sun23:26 – 00:17
- 6♀︎ Venus00:17 – 01:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 01:59
- 8☽︎ Moon01:59 – 02:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:51 – 03:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:42 – 04:33
- 11♂︎ Mars04:33 – 05:24
- 12☉︎ Sun05:24 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 20:01: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:15 to 07:24: 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.