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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:37 – 07:33
- 2☉︎ Sun07:33 – 08:29
- 3♀︎ Venus08:29 – 09:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:20
- 5☽︎ Moon10:20 – 11:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 13:07
- 8♂︎ Mars13:07 – 14:03
- 9☉︎ Sun14:03 – 14:59
- 10♀︎ Venus14:59 – 15:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 16:50
- 12☽︎ Moon16:50 – 17:46
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:46 – 18:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 19:54
- 3♂︎ Mars19:54 – 20:59
- 4☉︎ Sun20:59 – 22:03
- 5♀︎ Venus22:03 – 23:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 00:12
- 7☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 02:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:21 – 03:25
- 10♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:30
- 11☉︎ Sun04:30 – 05:34
- 12♀︎ Venus05:34 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tébessa?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 11h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:37 to 07:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.