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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 08:48
- 2☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:16
- 5♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:05
- 6☉︎ Sun12:05 – 12:54
- 7♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:33
- 9☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:01
- 12♂︎ Mars17:01 – 17:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:50 – 19:01
- 2♀︎ Venus19:01 – 20:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:11 – 21:22
- 4☽︎ Moon21:22 – 22:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:55
- 7♂︎ Mars00:55 – 02:05
- 8☉︎ Sun02:05 – 03:16
- 9♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:38
- 11☽︎ Moon05:38 – 06:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:49 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 9h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 14h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:59 to 08:48: 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.