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 Saturday, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:37 – 07:49
- 3♂︎ Mars07:49 – 09:02
- 4☉︎ Sun09:02 – 10:14
- 5♀︎ Venus10:14 – 11:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:27 – 12:39
- 7☽︎ Moon12:39 – 13:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:52 – 15:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 16:17
- 10♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:29
- 11☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:42
- 12♀︎ Venus18:42 – 19:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:54 – 20:42
- 2☽︎ Moon20:42 – 21:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:29 – 22:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:17 – 23:04
- 5♂︎ Mars23:04 – 23:52
- 6☉︎ Sun23:52 – 00:39
- 7♀︎ Venus00:39 – 01:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:27 – 02:15
- 9☽︎ Moon02:15 – 03:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 03:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:50 – 04:37
- 12♂︎ Mars04:37 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batna?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 9h 31m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:24 to 06:37: 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.