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, 28 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:54
- 2☽︎ Moon06:54 – 08:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 09:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 10:17
- 5♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:48
- 9☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 17:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 18:11
- 12♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:11
- 2♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 21:55
- 4☽︎ Moon21:55 – 22:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:32
- 7♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:17
- 9♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 04:01
- 11☽︎ Moon04:01 – 04:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batna?
On Wednesday, 28 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 10h 27m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:47 to 06:54: 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.