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, 29 March 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:28
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:33
- 4♂︎ Mars09:33 – 10:35
- 5☉︎ Sun10:35 – 11:38
- 6♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:42
- 8☽︎ Moon13:42 – 14:45
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 15:47
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:49
- 11♂︎ Mars16:49 – 17:51
- 12☉︎ Sun17:51 – 18:54
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:54 – 19:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 20:49
- 3☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:46 – 22:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:44 – 23:42
- 6♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:39
- 7☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:37
- 8♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 03:32
- 10☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:27 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batna?
On Monday, 29 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 11h 31m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:26 to 07:28: 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.