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, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:40
- 2☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:53
- 5♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:57
- 6☉︎ Sun11:57 – 13:01
- 7♀︎ Venus13:01 – 14:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 15:10
- 9☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:23
- 12♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:23
- 2♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:15
- 4☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 00:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 01:57
- 8☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:53
- 9♀︎ Venus02:53 – 03:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:45
- 11☽︎ Moon04:45 – 05:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:35 to 07:40: 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.