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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 08:53
- 2☽︎ Moon08:53 – 09:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:20
- 5♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:09
- 6☉︎ Sun12:09 – 12:58
- 7♀︎ Venus12:58 – 13:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:36
- 9☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:03
- 12♂︎ Mars17:03 – 17:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:52 – 19:03
- 2♀︎ Venus19:03 – 20:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:25
- 4☽︎ Moon21:25 – 22:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:58
- 7♂︎ Mars00:58 – 02:09
- 8☉︎ Sun02:09 – 03:20
- 9♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:42
- 11☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 9h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 14h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:04 to 08:53: 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.