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 Sunday, 2 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:42 – 06:51
- 2♀︎ Venus06:51 – 07:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 09:07
- 4☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:32
- 7♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:40
- 8☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:49
- 9♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 17:05
- 11☽︎ Moon17:05 – 18:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:14 – 19:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:22 – 20:13
- 2♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:05
- 3☉︎ Sun21:05 – 21:57
- 4♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:40
- 6☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:15
- 9♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:06
- 10☉︎ Sun03:06 – 03:58
- 11♀︎ Venus03:58 – 04:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batna?
On Sunday, 2 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 13h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:42 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.