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, 13 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 09:01
- 2☽︎ Moon09:01 – 09:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 10:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:41 – 11:31
- 5♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:21
- 6☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:11
- 7♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 14:51
- 9☽︎ Moon14:51 – 15:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:21
- 12♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:11 – 19:21
- 2♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:41
- 4☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 00:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 01:11
- 7♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:21
- 8☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:31
- 9♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:50
- 11☽︎ Moon05:50 – 07:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Wednesday, 13 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 10h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 13h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:10 to 09:01: 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.