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 Friday, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:13 – 08:17
- 3☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:29
- 6♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:34
- 7☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:38
- 8♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:42 – 15:46
- 10☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:50 – 17:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 18:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:58 – 19:54
- 2☉︎ Sun19:54 – 20:50
- 3♀︎ Venus20:50 – 21:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:42
- 5☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:30
- 8♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:26
- 9☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:22
- 10♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:14
- 12☽︎ Moon05:14 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batna?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 12h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 11h 12m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:09 to 07:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.