Planetary hours
in Batna.
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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Right now☽︎ Hour of the Moon — hour 9 of the day, until 14:58
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 07:53
- 2☽︎ Moon07:53 – 08:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:32
- 5♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:18
- 7♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:04
- 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 14:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 15:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:44
- 12♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:44
- 2♀︎ Venus18:44 – 19:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 20:58
- 4☽︎ Moon20:58 – 22:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:19
- 7♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:26
- 8☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:33
- 9♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 04:46
- 11☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:53 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batna?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 10h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 13h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:59 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.