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, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:40 – 08:31
- 2♀︎ Venus08:31 – 09:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:14
- 4☽︎ Moon10:14 – 11:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 11:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 12:47
- 7♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:38
- 8☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:29
- 9♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:12
- 11☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 17:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 19:03
- 2♂︎ Mars19:03 – 20:11
- 3☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:20
- 4♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:38
- 6☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:56 – 03:04
- 9♂︎ Mars03:04 – 04:13
- 10☉︎ Sun04:13 – 05:22
- 11♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batna?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 13h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:40 to 08:31: 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.