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 Sunday, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:20
- 2♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 10:04
- 4☽︎ Moon10:04 – 10:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:41
- 7♂︎ Mars12:41 – 13:33
- 8☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:25
- 9♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:09
- 11☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 17:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 19:01
- 2♂︎ Mars19:01 – 20:09
- 3☉︎ Sun20:09 – 21:17
- 4♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:32
- 6☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:56
- 9♂︎ Mars02:56 – 04:04
- 10☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:11
- 11♀︎ Venus05:11 – 06:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tébessa?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:28 to 08:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.