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 Friday, 16 July 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:54
- 3☽︎ Moon07:54 – 09:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 10:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:29
- 6♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:41
- 7☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:52
- 8♀︎ Venus13:52 – 15:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 16:16
- 10☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:50 – 20:39
- 2☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:27
- 3♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:04
- 5☽︎ Moon23:04 – 23:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:30
- 8♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:18
- 9☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:06
- 10♀︎ Venus03:06 – 03:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:43
- 12☽︎ Moon04:43 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batna?
On Friday, 16 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 14h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 9h 42m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:31 to 06:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.