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, 13 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:06 – 08:03
- 2☉︎ Sun08:03 – 09:00
- 3♀︎ Venus09:00 – 09:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:57 – 10:54
- 5☽︎ Moon10:54 – 11:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 12:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:48 – 13:45
- 8♂︎ Mars13:45 – 14:42
- 9☉︎ Sun14:42 – 15:39
- 10♀︎ Venus15:39 – 16:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:36 – 17:33
- 12☽︎ Moon17:33 – 18:30
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:33 – 20:36
- 3♂︎ Mars20:36 – 21:39
- 4☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:42
- 5♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:48
- 7☽︎ Moon00:48 – 01:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:52 – 02:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 03:58
- 10♂︎ Mars03:58 – 05:01
- 11☉︎ Sun05:01 – 06:04
- 12♀︎ Venus06:04 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Tuesday, 13 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:06 to 08:03: 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.