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, 19 April 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:58 – 07:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:10 – 09:16
- 4♂︎ Mars09:16 – 10:22
- 5☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:28
- 6♀︎ Venus11:28 – 12:34
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:34 – 13:40
- 8☽︎ Moon13:40 – 14:47
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:53
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 16:59
- 11♂︎ Mars16:59 – 18:05
- 12☉︎ Sun18:05 – 19:11
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:05 – 20:59
- 3☽︎ Moon20:59 – 21:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 22:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:46 – 23:40
- 6♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:34
- 7☉︎ Sun00:34 – 01:27
- 8♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:21 – 03:15
- 10☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 05:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:03 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batna?
On Monday, 19 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 10h 45m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:58 to 07:04: 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.