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 Saturday, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:36 – 06:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:45 – 07:55
- 3♂︎ Mars07:55 – 09:04
- 4☉︎ Sun09:04 – 10:14
- 5♀︎ Venus10:14 – 11:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:33
- 7☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:43 – 14:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:52 – 16:02
- 10♂︎ Mars16:02 – 17:12
- 11☉︎ Sun17:12 – 18:21
- 12♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:31 – 20:21
- 2☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:12 – 22:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 22:53
- 5♂︎ Mars22:53 – 23:43
- 6☉︎ Sun23:43 – 00:34
- 7♀︎ Venus00:34 – 01:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:24 – 02:14
- 9☽︎ Moon02:14 – 03:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:05 – 03:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 04:46
- 12♂︎ Mars04:46 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tébessa?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 13h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 10h 06m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:36 to 06:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.