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 Thursday, 15 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 08:05
- 2♂︎ Mars08:05 – 09:01
- 3☉︎ Sun09:01 – 09:58
- 4♀︎ Venus09:58 – 10:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:54 – 11:51
- 6☽︎ Moon11:51 – 12:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 13:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:44 – 14:41
- 9♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:37
- 10☉︎ Sun15:37 – 16:34
- 11♀︎ Venus16:34 – 17:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:30 – 18:27
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:27 – 19:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:31 – 20:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:38
- 4♂︎ Mars21:38 – 22:41
- 5☉︎ Sun22:41 – 23:44
- 6♀︎ Venus23:44 – 00:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:48 – 01:51
- 8☽︎ Moon01:51 – 02:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:55 – 03:58
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:58 – 05:02
- 11♂︎ Mars05:02 – 06:05
- 12☉︎ Sun06:05 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Thursday, 15 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:08 to 08:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.