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, 29 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:10 – 08:59
- 2☉︎ Sun08:59 – 09:48
- 3♀︎ Venus09:48 – 10:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:26
- 5☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:15 – 13:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:04 – 13:53
- 8♂︎ Mars13:53 – 14:42
- 9☉︎ Sun14:42 – 15:31
- 10♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:09
- 12☽︎ Moon17:09 – 17:58
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:58 – 19:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:20
- 3♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:31
- 4☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:42
- 5♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 01:04
- 7☽︎ Moon01:04 – 02:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 03:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:26 – 04:37
- 10♂︎ Mars04:37 – 05:48
- 11☉︎ Sun05:48 – 06:59
- 12♀︎ Venus06:59 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 9h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 14h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:10 to 08:59: 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.