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 Friday, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:00 – 08:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:49 – 09:39
- 3☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:06
- 6♂︎ Mars12:06 – 12:55
- 7☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:44
- 8♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:23
- 10☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 17:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:50 – 19:01
- 2☉︎ Sun19:01 – 20:12
- 3♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:34
- 5☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 02:06
- 8♂︎ Mars02:06 – 03:17
- 9☉︎ Sun03:17 – 04:28
- 10♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:50
- 12☽︎ Moon06:50 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 9h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 14h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:00 to 08:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.