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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:10
- 3♂︎ Mars09:10 – 10:04
- 4☉︎ Sun10:04 – 10:58
- 5♀︎ Venus10:58 – 11:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:52 – 12:45
- 7☽︎ Moon12:45 – 13:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:39 – 14:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:33 – 15:27
- 10♂︎ Mars15:27 – 16:21
- 11☉︎ Sun16:21 – 17:15
- 12♀︎ Venus17:15 – 18:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:09 – 19:15
- 2☽︎ Moon19:15 – 20:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:21 – 21:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:27 – 22:33
- 5♂︎ Mars22:33 – 23:40
- 6☉︎ Sun23:40 – 00:46
- 7♀︎ Venus00:46 – 01:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:52 – 02:58
- 9☽︎ Moon02:58 – 04:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 05:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:11 – 06:17
- 12♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:22 to 08:16: 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.