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, 29 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:20 – 08:15
- 2♂︎ Mars08:15 – 09:09
- 3☉︎ Sun09:09 – 10:03
- 4♀︎ Venus10:03 – 10:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:57 – 11:51
- 6☽︎ Moon11:51 – 12:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:46 – 13:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:40 – 14:34
- 9♂︎ Mars14:34 – 15:28
- 10☉︎ Sun15:28 – 16:22
- 11♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:16 – 18:11
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:11 – 19:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:17 – 20:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:28
- 4♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:34
- 5☉︎ Sun22:34 – 23:40
- 6♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:46
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:46 – 01:52
- 8☽︎ Moon01:52 – 02:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:58 – 04:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:04 – 05:10
- 11♂︎ Mars05:10 – 06:15
- 12☉︎ Sun06:15 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Thursday, 29 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:20 to 08:15: 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.