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, 6 March 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 07:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:51 – 08:49
- 3♂︎ Mars08:49 – 09:46
- 4☉︎ Sun09:46 – 10:44
- 5♀︎ Venus10:44 – 11:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:42 – 12:40
- 7☽︎ Moon12:40 – 13:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:38 – 14:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:34
- 10♂︎ Mars15:34 – 16:31
- 11☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:29
- 12♀︎ Venus17:29 – 18:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:27 – 19:29
- 2☽︎ Moon19:29 – 20:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:33 – 22:35
- 5♂︎ Mars22:35 – 23:37
- 6☉︎ Sun23:37 – 00:39
- 7♀︎ Venus00:39 – 01:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:41 – 02:43
- 9☽︎ Moon02:43 – 03:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:45 – 04:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:47 – 05:49
- 12♂︎ Mars05:49 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Saturday, 6 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:53 to 07:51: 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.