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 Saturday, 8 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:29 – 06:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:38 – 07:47
- 3♂︎ Mars07:47 – 08:56
- 4☉︎ Sun08:56 – 10:06
- 5♀︎ Venus10:06 – 11:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:15 – 12:24
- 7☽︎ Moon12:24 – 13:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:33 – 14:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:42 – 15:51
- 10♂︎ Mars15:51 – 17:00
- 11☉︎ Sun17:00 – 18:10
- 12♀︎ Venus18:10 – 19:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:09
- 2☽︎ Moon20:09 – 21:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:00 – 21:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:51 – 22:42
- 5♂︎ Mars22:42 – 23:33
- 6☉︎ Sun23:33 – 00:23
- 7♀︎ Venus00:23 – 01:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 02:05
- 9☽︎ Moon02:05 – 02:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:56 – 03:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:46 – 04:37
- 12♂︎ Mars04:37 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tébessa?
On Saturday, 8 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:29 to 06:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.