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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 09:02
- 3♂︎ Mars09:02 – 09:58
- 4☉︎ Sun09:58 – 10:55
- 5♀︎ Venus10:55 – 11:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:51 – 12:47
- 7☽︎ Moon12:47 – 13:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:43 – 14:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:36
- 10♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:32
- 11☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:28
- 12♀︎ Venus17:28 – 18:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:25 – 19:28
- 2☽︎ Moon19:28 – 20:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:40
- 5♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:44
- 6☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:48
- 7♀︎ Venus00:48 – 01:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:51 – 02:55
- 9☽︎ Moon02:55 – 03:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:59 – 05:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:03 – 06:07
- 12♂︎ Mars06:07 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 11h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 12h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:10 to 08:06: 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.