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 Tuesday, 4 May 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:31 – 06:40
- 2☉︎ Sun06:40 – 07:49
- 3♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 10:07
- 5☽︎ Moon10:07 – 11:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:26 – 13:35
- 8♂︎ Mars13:35 – 14:44
- 9☉︎ Sun14:44 – 15:53
- 10♀︎ Venus15:53 – 17:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:02 – 18:11
- 12☽︎ Moon18:11 – 19:20
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:20 – 20:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:10 – 21:01
- 3♂︎ Mars21:01 – 21:52
- 4☉︎ Sun21:52 – 22:43
- 5♀︎ Venus22:43 – 23:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:34 – 00:25
- 7☽︎ Moon00:25 – 01:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 02:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 02:58
- 10♂︎ Mars02:58 – 03:49
- 11☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:39
- 12♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Annaba?
On Tuesday, 4 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 13h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:31 to 06:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.