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, 27 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:22 – 08:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 09:02
- 3☽︎ Moon09:02 – 09:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:32
- 6♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:22
- 7☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:12
- 8♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 14:52
- 10☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:33
- 2☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:43
- 3♀︎ Venus19:43 – 20:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 22:03
- 5☽︎ Moon22:03 – 23:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:33
- 8♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:43
- 9☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:53
- 10♀︎ Venus03:53 – 05:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 06:13
- 12☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batna?
On Friday, 27 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 10h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 14h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:22 to 08:12: 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.