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 Tuesday, 16 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:12 – 06:24
- 2☉︎ Sun06:24 – 07:37
- 3♀︎ Venus07:37 – 08:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 10:02
- 5☽︎ Moon10:02 – 11:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:40
- 8♂︎ Mars13:40 – 14:53
- 9☉︎ Sun14:53 – 16:06
- 10♀︎ Venus16:06 – 17:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:19 – 18:31
- 12☽︎ Moon18:31 – 19:44
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:44 – 20:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:19
- 3♂︎ Mars21:19 – 22:06
- 4☉︎ Sun22:06 – 22:53
- 5♀︎ Venus22:53 – 23:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:41 – 00:28
- 7☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:15 – 02:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 02:50
- 10♂︎ Mars02:50 – 03:37
- 11☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:24
- 12♀︎ Venus04:24 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tébessa?
On Tuesday, 16 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 9h 28m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:12 to 06:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.