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, 1 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:35 – 06:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:43 – 07:52
- 3♂︎ Mars07:52 – 09:00
- 4☉︎ Sun09:00 – 10:09
- 5♀︎ Venus10:09 – 11:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:17 – 12:26
- 7☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:34 – 14:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:43 – 15:51
- 10♂︎ Mars15:51 – 17:00
- 11☉︎ Sun17:00 – 18:08
- 12♀︎ Venus18:08 – 19:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:08
- 2☽︎ Moon20:08 – 21:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:00 – 21:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:51 – 22:43
- 5♂︎ Mars22:43 – 23:34
- 6☉︎ Sun23:34 – 00:25
- 7♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:17 – 02:08
- 9☽︎ Moon02:08 – 02:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 03:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:51 – 04:42
- 12♂︎ Mars04:42 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Saturday, 1 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:35 to 06:43: 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.