Planetary hours
in Tébessa.
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, 4 February 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:17
- 2☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 10:55
- 5♂︎ Mars10:55 – 11:48
- 6☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:41
- 7♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:27
- 9☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 17:05
- 12♂︎ Mars17:05 – 17:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:58 – 19:05
- 2♀︎ Venus19:05 – 20:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 21:19
- 4☽︎ Moon21:19 – 22:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:41
- 7♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:48
- 8☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:55
- 9♀︎ Venus02:55 – 04:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 05:09
- 11☽︎ Moon05:09 – 06:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:16 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tébessa?
On Wednesday, 4 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 10h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:24 to 08:17: 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.