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, 8 February 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:29 – 08:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:09
- 4♂︎ Mars10:09 – 11:02
- 5☉︎ Sun11:02 – 11:56
- 6♀︎ Venus11:56 – 12:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 13:43
- 8☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:36
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:23
- 11♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:16
- 12☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:09
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:09 – 19:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:16 – 20:22
- 3☽︎ Moon20:22 – 21:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:29 – 22:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:42
- 6♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:49
- 7☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:55
- 8♀︎ Venus01:55 – 03:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 04:08
- 10☽︎ Moon04:08 – 05:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:15 – 06:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:21 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batna?
On Monday, 8 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:29 to 08:22: 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.