Planetary hours
in Annaba.
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 Sunday, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:42 – 08:30
- 2♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:07
- 4☽︎ Moon10:07 – 10:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:21
- 8☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:10
- 9♀︎ Venus14:10 – 14:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 15:47
- 11☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:36 – 17:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:36
- 2♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:47
- 3☉︎ Sun19:47 – 20:58
- 4♀︎ Venus20:58 – 22:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:21
- 6☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:56
- 9♂︎ Mars02:56 – 04:07
- 10☉︎ Sun04:07 – 05:19
- 11♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 14h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:42 to 08:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.