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, 15 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:29 – 08:17
- 2☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:06
- 3♀︎ Venus09:06 – 09:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:55 – 10:44
- 5☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:33 – 12:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:11
- 8♂︎ Mars13:11 – 14:00
- 9☉︎ Sun14:00 – 14:49
- 10♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:38 – 16:27
- 12☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:16
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:27 – 19:38
- 3♂︎ Mars19:38 – 20:49
- 4☉︎ Sun20:49 – 22:00
- 5♀︎ Venus22:00 – 23:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:11 – 00:22
- 7☽︎ Moon00:22 – 01:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:34 – 02:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:45 – 03:56
- 10♂︎ Mars03:56 – 05:07
- 11☉︎ Sun05:07 – 06:18
- 12♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tébessa?
On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 9h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 14h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:29 to 08:17: 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.