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, 7 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:09 – 09:58
- 4♂︎ Mars09:58 – 10:48
- 5☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:37
- 6♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:15
- 8☽︎ Moon13:15 – 14:05
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:05 – 14:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:54 – 15:43
- 11♂︎ Mars15:43 – 16:32
- 12☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:22
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:32 – 19:43
- 3☽︎ Moon19:43 – 20:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:54 – 22:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:05 – 23:16
- 6♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:27
- 7☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:37
- 8♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:48 – 03:59
- 10☽︎ Moon03:59 – 05:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:21 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batna?
On Monday, 7 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 9h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 14h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:31 to 08:20: 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.