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 Tuesday, 1 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:34 – 07:39
- 2☉︎ Sun07:39 – 08:44
- 3♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:48 – 10:53
- 5☽︎ Moon10:53 – 11:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:57 – 13:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:02 – 14:06
- 8♂︎ Mars14:06 – 15:11
- 9☉︎ Sun15:11 – 16:15
- 10♀︎ Venus16:15 – 17:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:20 – 18:24
- 12☽︎ Moon18:24 – 19:29
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:29 – 20:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:20
- 3♂︎ Mars21:20 – 22:16
- 4☉︎ Sun22:16 – 23:11
- 5♀︎ Venus23:11 – 00:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:07 – 01:02
- 7☽︎ Moon01:02 – 01:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:58 – 02:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:53 – 03:49
- 10♂︎ Mars03:49 – 04:44
- 11☉︎ Sun04:44 – 05:40
- 12♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Tuesday, 1 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 12h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 11h 06m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:34 to 07:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.