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 Saturday, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:20
- 3♂︎ Mars09:20 – 10:09
- 4☉︎ Sun10:09 – 10:58
- 5♀︎ Venus10:58 – 11:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:47 – 12:36
- 7☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:24 – 14:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:13 – 15:02
- 10♂︎ Mars15:02 – 15:51
- 11☉︎ Sun15:51 – 16:40
- 12♀︎ Venus16:40 – 17:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:29 – 18:40
- 2☽︎ Moon18:40 – 19:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:51 – 21:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 22:13
- 5♂︎ Mars22:13 – 23:24
- 6☉︎ Sun23:24 – 00:35
- 7♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:46 – 02:58
- 9☽︎ Moon02:58 – 04:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 05:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:31
- 12♂︎ Mars06:31 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 9h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 14h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:42 to 08:31: 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.