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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 08:43
- 2☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:12
- 5♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:02
- 6☉︎ Sun12:02 – 12:51
- 7♀︎ Venus12:51 – 13:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:31
- 9☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:00
- 12♂︎ Mars17:00 – 17:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:50 – 19:00
- 2♀︎ Venus19:00 – 20:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:10 – 21:21
- 4☽︎ Moon21:21 – 22:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:52
- 7♂︎ Mars00:52 – 02:02
- 8☉︎ Sun02:02 – 03:12
- 9♀︎ Venus03:12 – 04:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:33
- 11☽︎ Moon05:33 – 06:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 14h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:53 to 08:43: 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.