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 Tuesday, 26 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:26
- 2☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:17
- 3♀︎ Venus09:17 – 10:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:08 – 10:59
- 5☽︎ Moon10:59 – 11:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:50 – 12:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:41 – 13:32
- 8♂︎ Mars13:32 – 14:23
- 9☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:14
- 10♀︎ Venus15:14 – 16:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 16:56
- 12☽︎ Moon16:56 – 17:47
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:47 – 18:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:56 – 20:05
- 3♂︎ Mars20:05 – 21:14
- 4☉︎ Sun21:14 – 22:23
- 5♀︎ Venus22:23 – 23:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:32 – 00:41
- 7☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:50 – 02:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 04:08
- 10♂︎ Mars04:08 – 05:17
- 11☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:26
- 12♀︎ Venus06:26 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Tuesday, 26 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:35 to 08:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.