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 Monday, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:45 – 07:40
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:40 – 08:36
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:32
- 4♂︎ Mars09:32 – 10:28
- 5☉︎ Sun10:28 – 11:24
- 6♀︎ Venus11:24 – 12:20
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:20 – 13:15
- 8☽︎ Moon13:15 – 14:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 15:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 16:03
- 11♂︎ Mars16:03 – 16:59
- 12☉︎ Sun16:59 – 17:55
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:55 – 18:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:59 – 20:03
- 3☽︎ Moon20:03 – 21:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:07 – 22:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 23:16
- 6♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:20
- 7☉︎ Sun00:20 – 01:24
- 8♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:33
- 10☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:41 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batna?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 11h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:45 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.