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 Thursday, 4 March 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:56 – 07:53
- 2♂︎ Mars07:53 – 08:51
- 3☉︎ Sun08:51 – 09:48
- 4♀︎ Venus09:48 – 10:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:46 – 11:43
- 6☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:40 – 13:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:38 – 14:35
- 9♂︎ Mars14:35 – 15:33
- 10☉︎ Sun15:33 – 16:30
- 11♀︎ Venus16:30 – 17:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:28 – 18:25
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:28
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:28 – 20:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:30 – 21:32
- 4♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:35
- 5☉︎ Sun22:35 – 23:37
- 6♀︎ Venus23:37 – 00:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:42
- 8☽︎ Moon01:42 – 02:45
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:45 – 03:47
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:47 – 04:49
- 11♂︎ Mars04:49 – 05:52
- 12☉︎ Sun05:52 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Thursday, 4 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 12h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:56 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.