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 Sunday, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:56 – 08:46
- 2♀︎ Venus08:46 – 09:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:25
- 4☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:14 – 12:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 12:53
- 7♂︎ Mars12:53 – 13:42
- 8☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:32
- 9♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:11
- 11☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 17:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 19:00
- 2♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:11
- 3☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:21
- 4♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:43
- 6☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 02:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 03:15
- 9♂︎ Mars03:15 – 04:25
- 10☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:36
- 11♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 9h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:56 to 08:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.