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, 3 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:00
- 2☽︎ Moon08:00 – 08:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:57 – 09:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:55 – 10:52
- 5♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:50
- 6☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:47
- 7♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:42
- 9☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:34
- 12♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:32 – 19:34
- 2♀︎ Venus19:34 – 20:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:39
- 4☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:46
- 7♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:49
- 8☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:51
- 9♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:56
- 11☽︎ Moon04:56 – 05:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batna?
On Wednesday, 3 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:03 to 08:00: 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.