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 Sunday, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:30 – 08:19
- 2♀︎ Venus08:19 – 09:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 09:58
- 4☽︎ Moon09:58 – 10:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:26
- 7♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:15
- 8☉︎ Sun13:15 – 14:04
- 9♀︎ Venus14:04 – 14:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 15:43
- 11☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:32
- 2♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:43
- 3☉︎ Sun19:43 – 20:54
- 4♀︎ Venus20:54 – 22:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 23:15
- 6☽︎ Moon23:15 – 00:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:48
- 9♂︎ Mars02:48 – 03:58
- 10☉︎ Sun03:58 – 05:09
- 11♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:20 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batna?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 9h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 14h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:30 to 08:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.