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, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 08:37
- 2☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:08
- 5♂︎ Mars11:08 – 11:58
- 6☉︎ Sun11:58 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:30
- 9☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:01
- 12♂︎ Mars17:01 – 17:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:51 – 19:01
- 2♀︎ Venus19:01 – 20:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:11 – 21:20
- 4☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:49
- 7♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:59
- 8☉︎ Sun01:59 – 03:09
- 9♀︎ Venus03:09 – 04:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:28
- 11☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:38 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 10h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 13h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:46 to 08:37: 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.