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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:39
- 2☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:51 – 09:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 10:15
- 5♂︎ Mars10:15 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:40
- 7♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 15:04
- 9☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:41
- 12♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:53 – 20:41
- 2♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:17
- 4☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 23:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:40
- 7♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:28
- 8☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:16
- 9♀︎ Venus02:16 – 03:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 03:51
- 11☽︎ Moon03:51 – 04:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batna?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 9h 34m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:26 to 06:39: 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.