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 Sunday, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:28 – 07:34
- 2♀︎ Venus07:34 – 08:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:46
- 4☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 13:04
- 7♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:10
- 8☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:17
- 9♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:23 – 17:29
- 11☽︎ Moon17:29 – 18:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:35 – 19:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:41 – 20:35
- 2♂︎ Mars20:35 – 21:29
- 3☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:23
- 4♀︎ Venus22:23 – 23:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:11
- 6☽︎ Moon00:11 – 01:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 01:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 02:53
- 9♂︎ Mars02:53 – 03:47
- 10☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:41
- 11♀︎ Venus04:41 – 05:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:35 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:28 to 07:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.