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 Saturday, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 09:50
- 3♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:41
- 4☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:31
- 5♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:21 – 13:12
- 7☽︎ Moon13:12 – 14:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:02 – 14:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:53 – 15:43
- 10♂︎ Mars15:43 – 16:33
- 11☉︎ Sun16:33 – 17:24
- 12♀︎ Venus17:24 – 18:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:14 – 19:23
- 2☽︎ Moon19:23 – 20:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:52
- 5♂︎ Mars22:52 – 00:02
- 6☉︎ Sun00:02 – 01:12
- 7♀︎ Venus01:12 – 02:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:21 – 03:31
- 9☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:50 – 07:00
- 12♂︎ Mars07:00 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 13h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:10 to 09:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.