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 Sunday, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:41 – 06:50
- 2♀︎ Venus06:50 – 07:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 09:07
- 4☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:32
- 7♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:40
- 8☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:49
- 9♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 17:06
- 11☽︎ Moon17:06 – 18:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:14 – 19:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:23 – 20:14
- 2♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:06
- 3☉︎ Sun21:06 – 21:57
- 4♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:40
- 6☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:14
- 9♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:06
- 10☉︎ Sun03:06 – 03:57
- 11♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batna?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:41 to 06:50: 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.