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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:52 – 08:42
- 2☉︎ Sun08:42 – 09:32
- 3♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:21 – 11:11
- 5☽︎ Moon11:11 – 12:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 12:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:51 – 13:41
- 8♂︎ Mars13:41 – 14:31
- 9☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:20
- 10♀︎ Venus15:20 – 16:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:00
- 12☽︎ Moon17:00 – 17:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:50 – 19:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:00 – 20:10
- 3♂︎ Mars20:10 – 21:21
- 4☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:31
- 5♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:41 – 00:51
- 7☽︎ Moon00:51 – 02:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:02 – 03:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:12 – 04:22
- 10♂︎ Mars04:22 – 05:32
- 11☉︎ Sun05:32 – 06:43
- 12♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 9h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 14h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:52 to 08:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.