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 Saturday, 29 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:37 – 08:42
- 3♂︎ Mars08:42 – 09:47
- 4☉︎ Sun09:47 – 10:53
- 5♀︎ Venus10:53 – 11:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:58 – 13:03
- 7☽︎ Moon13:03 – 14:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:08 – 15:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 16:18
- 10♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:23
- 11☉︎ Sun17:23 – 18:28
- 12♀︎ Venus18:28 – 19:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:33 – 20:28
- 2☽︎ Moon20:28 – 21:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:13
- 5♂︎ Mars23:13 – 00:08
- 6☉︎ Sun00:08 – 01:03
- 7♀︎ Venus01:03 – 01:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:58 – 02:53
- 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 03:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:48 – 04:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 05:38
- 12♂︎ Mars05:38 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 13h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 11h 00m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:32 to 07:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.