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, 10 May 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:35 – 06:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 07:54
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:54 – 09:03
- 4♂︎ Mars09:03 – 10:13
- 5☉︎ Sun10:13 – 11:22
- 6♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:41
- 8☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:50
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 16:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 17:09
- 11♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:19
- 12☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:28
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:09
- 3☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 22:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:50 – 23:41
- 6♂︎ Mars23:41 – 00:31
- 7☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:21
- 8♀︎ Venus01:21 – 02:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 03:02
- 10☽︎ Moon03:02 – 03:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:53 – 04:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batna?
On Monday, 10 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 10h 05m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:35 to 06:44: 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.