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, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:22
- 2☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 10:57
- 5♂︎ Mars10:57 – 11:48
- 6☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:40
- 7♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:23
- 9☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 16:58
- 12♂︎ Mars16:58 – 17:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:50 – 18:58
- 2♀︎ Venus18:58 – 20:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:06 – 21:15
- 4☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:23 – 23:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:40
- 7♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:48
- 8☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:56
- 9♀︎ Venus02:56 – 04:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 05:13
- 11☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:21 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tébessa?
On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:30 to 08:22: 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.