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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:06 – 08:55
- 2♀︎ Venus08:55 – 09:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 10:33
- 4☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 13:00
- 7♂︎ Mars13:00 – 13:49
- 8☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:37
- 9♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:15
- 11☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 17:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:53 – 19:04
- 2♂︎ Mars19:04 – 20:15
- 3☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:27
- 4♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:49
- 6☽︎ Moon23:49 – 01:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 02:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:22
- 9♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:33
- 10☉︎ Sun04:33 – 05:44
- 11♀︎ Venus05:44 – 06:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 9h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 14h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:06 to 08:55: 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.