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 Tuesday, 28 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:40 – 06:50
- 2☉︎ Sun06:50 – 08:00
- 3♀︎ Venus08:00 – 09:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 10:21
- 5☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:41 – 13:51
- 8♂︎ Mars13:51 – 15:02
- 9☉︎ Sun15:02 – 16:12
- 10♀︎ Venus16:12 – 17:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:22 – 18:32
- 12☽︎ Moon18:32 – 19:42
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:42 – 20:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:32 – 21:22
- 3♂︎ Mars21:22 – 22:12
- 4☉︎ Sun22:12 – 23:02
- 5♀︎ Venus23:02 – 23:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 00:42
- 7☽︎ Moon00:42 – 01:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:31 – 02:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:21 – 03:11
- 10♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:01
- 11☉︎ Sun04:01 – 04:51
- 12♀︎ Venus04:51 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batna?
On Tuesday, 28 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 14h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:40 to 06:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.