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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:31
- 2☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 10:08
- 5♂︎ Mars10:08 – 11:20
- 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:32
- 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:56
- 9☽︎ Moon14:56 – 16:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:33
- 12♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:45 – 20:33
- 2♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:09
- 4☽︎ Moon22:09 – 22:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:32
- 7♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:20
- 8☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:08
- 9♀︎ Venus02:08 – 02:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:44
- 11☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tébessa?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 14h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 9h 35m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:19 to 06:31: 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.