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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:49 – 07:58
- 3♂︎ Mars07:58 – 09:07
- 4☉︎ Sun09:07 – 10:15
- 5♀︎ Venus10:15 – 11:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:32
- 7☽︎ Moon12:32 – 13:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:41 – 14:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:50 – 15:58
- 10♂︎ Mars15:58 – 17:07
- 11☉︎ Sun17:07 – 18:15
- 12♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:24
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:24 – 20:15
- 2☽︎ Moon20:15 – 21:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:07 – 21:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:58 – 22:50
- 5♂︎ Mars22:50 – 23:41
- 6☉︎ Sun23:41 – 00:33
- 7♀︎ Venus00:33 – 01:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:24 – 02:16
- 9☽︎ Moon02:16 – 03:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:07 – 03:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:59 – 04:50
- 12♂︎ Mars04:50 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tébessa?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:41 to 06:49: 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.