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 Tuesday, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:07
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:07 – 08:56
- 2☉︎ Sun08:56 – 09:45
- 3♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:34 – 11:23
- 5☽︎ Moon11:23 – 12:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:12 – 13:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:01 – 13:50
- 8♂︎ Mars13:50 – 14:38
- 9☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:27
- 10♀︎ Venus15:27 – 16:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 17:05
- 12☽︎ Moon17:05 – 17:54
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 19:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:05 – 20:16
- 3♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:27
- 4☉︎ Sun21:27 – 22:39
- 5♀︎ Venus22:39 – 23:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:50 – 01:01
- 7☽︎ Moon01:01 – 02:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:12 – 03:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:23 – 04:34
- 10♂︎ Mars04:34 – 05:45
- 11☉︎ Sun05:45 – 06:56
- 12♀︎ Venus06:56 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 17:54: 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?
Mars, from 08:07 to 08:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.