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 Wednesday, 13 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:44 – 08:34
- 2☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:04
- 5♂︎ Mars11:04 – 11:54
- 6☉︎ Sun11:54 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:23
- 9☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 16:53
- 12♂︎ Mars16:53 – 17:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:43 – 18:53
- 2♀︎ Venus18:53 – 20:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 21:13
- 4☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:23 – 23:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:54
- 8☉︎ Sun01:54 – 03:04
- 9♀︎ Venus03:04 – 04:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:24
- 11☽︎ Moon05:24 – 06:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:34 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batna?
On Wednesday, 13 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 9h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 14h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:44 to 08:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.