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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 06:52
- 2☽︎ Moon06:52 – 08:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 09:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 10:16
- 5♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:24
- 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:32
- 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:48
- 9☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 17:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:12
- 12♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:12
- 2♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 21:56
- 4☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:32
- 7♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:16
- 9♀︎ Venus02:16 – 03:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 04:01
- 11☽︎ Moon04:01 – 04:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tébessa?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:44 to 06:52: 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.