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, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:25 – 06:37
- 2♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 09:02
- 4☽︎ Moon09:02 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:39
- 7♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:52
- 8☉︎ Sun13:52 – 15:04
- 9♀︎ Venus15:04 – 16:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:29
- 11☽︎ Moon17:29 – 18:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:41 – 19:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:54 – 20:41
- 2♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:29
- 3☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:17
- 4♀︎ Venus22:17 – 23:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:04 – 23:52
- 6☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:15
- 9♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:02
- 10☉︎ Sun03:02 – 03:50
- 11♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batna?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 14h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 9h 32m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:25 to 06:37: 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.