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 Sunday, 2 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:34 – 06:42
- 2♀︎ Venus06:42 – 07:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 09:00
- 4☽︎ Moon09:00 – 10:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 11:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:26
- 7♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:34
- 8☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:43
- 9♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:52 – 17:00
- 11☽︎ Moon17:00 – 18:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:09 – 19:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:09
- 2♂︎ Mars20:09 – 21:00
- 3☉︎ Sun21:00 – 21:52
- 4♀︎ Venus21:52 – 22:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:34
- 6☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:08
- 9♂︎ Mars02:08 – 02:59
- 10☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:50
- 11♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Sunday, 2 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:34 to 06:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.