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, 21 November 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:08 – 07:59
- 2♀︎ Venus07:59 – 08:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:49 – 09:40
- 4☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:13
- 7♂︎ Mars12:13 – 13:03
- 8☉︎ Sun13:03 – 13:54
- 9♀︎ Venus13:54 – 14:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 15:36
- 11☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:27
- 2♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:36
- 3☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:45
- 4♀︎ Venus20:45 – 21:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 23:04
- 6☽︎ Moon23:04 – 00:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:32
- 9♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:41
- 10☉︎ Sun03:41 – 04:50
- 11♀︎ Venus04:50 – 05:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tébessa?
On Sunday, 21 November 2027, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:08 to 07:59: 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.