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, 20 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:34
- 3♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:29
- 4☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:25
- 5♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:20 – 13:16
- 7☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 15:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 16:02
- 10♂︎ Mars16:02 – 16:58
- 11☉︎ Sun16:58 – 17:53
- 12♀︎ Venus17:53 – 18:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:49 – 19:53
- 2☽︎ Moon19:53 – 20:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:58 – 22:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 23:07
- 5♂︎ Mars23:07 – 00:11
- 6☉︎ Sun00:11 – 01:15
- 7♀︎ Venus01:15 – 02:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:20 – 03:24
- 9☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:33 – 06:37
- 12♂︎ Mars06:37 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidi Bel Abbes?
On Saturday, 20 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:43 to 08:39: 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.