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, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 07:50
- 2☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:27
- 5♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:19
- 6☉︎ Sun11:19 – 12:11
- 7♀︎ Venus12:11 – 13:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:03 – 13:55
- 9☽︎ Moon13:55 – 14:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:31
- 12♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:31
- 2♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:47
- 4☽︎ Moon20:47 – 21:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:55 – 23:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:03 – 00:11
- 7♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:19
- 8☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:27
- 9♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:43
- 11☽︎ Moon04:43 – 05:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tébessa?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 10h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 13h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:58 to 07:50: 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.