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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:42 – 08:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:20
- 3☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 10:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 11:46
- 6♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:35
- 7☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:24
- 8♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:01
- 10☽︎ Moon15:01 – 15:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 16:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:39 – 17:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:39
- 2☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:50
- 3♀︎ Venus19:50 – 21:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 22:13
- 5☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:46
- 8♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:58
- 9☉︎ Sun02:58 – 04:09
- 10♀︎ Venus04:09 – 05:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:31
- 12☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batna?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 9h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 14h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:42 to 08:31: 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.