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, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:50 – 07:44
- 2☉︎ Sun07:44 – 08:37
- 3♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:24
- 5☽︎ Moon10:24 – 11:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 13:04
- 8♂︎ Mars13:04 – 13:57
- 9☉︎ Sun13:57 – 14:50
- 10♀︎ Venus14:50 – 15:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:44 – 16:37
- 12☽︎ Moon16:37 – 17:30
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:44
- 3♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:51
- 4☉︎ Sun20:51 – 21:57
- 5♀︎ Venus21:57 – 23:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:04 – 00:11
- 7☽︎ Moon00:11 – 01:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:18 – 02:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:31
- 10♂︎ Mars03:31 – 04:38
- 11☉︎ Sun04:38 – 05:45
- 12♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tébessa?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 13h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:50 to 07:44: 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.