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 Saturday, 1 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:43 – 06:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:52 – 08:00
- 3♂︎ Mars08:00 – 09:08
- 4☉︎ Sun09:08 – 10:16
- 5♀︎ Venus10:16 – 11:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:32
- 7☽︎ Moon12:32 – 13:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:57
- 10♂︎ Mars15:57 – 17:05
- 11☉︎ Sun17:05 – 18:13
- 12♀︎ Venus18:13 – 19:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:21 – 20:13
- 2☽︎ Moon20:13 – 21:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 21:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:56 – 22:48
- 5♂︎ Mars22:48 – 23:40
- 6☉︎ Sun23:40 – 00:32
- 7♀︎ Venus00:32 – 01:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:23 – 02:15
- 9☽︎ Moon02:15 – 03:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:07 – 03:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:59 – 04:51
- 12♂︎ Mars04:51 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batna?
On Saturday, 1 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 13h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 10h 21m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:43 to 06:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.