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 Wednesday, 3 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 07:54
- 2☽︎ Moon07:54 – 08:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 09:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 10:46
- 5♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:41
- 7♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:35
- 9☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:27
- 12♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:24 – 19:27
- 2♀︎ Venus19:27 – 20:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:32
- 4☽︎ Moon21:32 – 22:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:37 – 00:40
- 7♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:43
- 8☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:45
- 9♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 04:50
- 11☽︎ Moon04:50 – 05:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:53 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Wednesday, 3 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 11h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 12h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:57 to 07:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.