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 Monday, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:37 – 06:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 07:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:56 – 09:05
- 4♂︎ Mars09:05 – 10:14
- 5☉︎ Sun10:14 – 11:24
- 6♀︎ Venus11:24 – 12:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:42
- 8☽︎ Moon13:42 – 14:52
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 16:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:01 – 17:10
- 11♂︎ Mars17:10 – 18:20
- 12☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:29
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:29 – 20:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:10
- 3☽︎ Moon21:10 – 22:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 22:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:43
- 6♂︎ Mars23:43 – 00:33
- 7☉︎ Sun00:33 – 01:24
- 8♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:15 – 03:06
- 10☽︎ Moon03:06 – 03:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:56 – 04:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:47 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tébessa?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:37 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.