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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:13 – 08:09
- 2☽︎ Moon08:09 – 09:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 10:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 10:55
- 5♂︎ Mars10:55 – 11:51
- 6☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:46
- 7♀︎ Venus12:46 – 13:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:37
- 9☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:33 – 16:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:24
- 12♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:24
- 2♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:33
- 4☽︎ Moon21:33 – 22:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:47
- 7♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:51
- 8☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:56
- 9♀︎ Venus02:56 – 04:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 05:05
- 11☽︎ Moon05:05 – 06:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:10 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:13 to 08:09: 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.