Planetary hours
in Bab Ezzouar.
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 Thursday, 12 February 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:38 – 08:32
- 2♂︎ Mars08:32 – 09:26
- 3☉︎ Sun09:26 – 10:20
- 4♀︎ Venus10:20 – 11:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:14 – 12:07
- 6☽︎ Moon12:07 – 13:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:01 – 13:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:55 – 14:49
- 9♂︎ Mars14:49 – 15:43
- 10☉︎ Sun15:43 – 16:36
- 11♀︎ Venus16:36 – 17:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:30 – 18:24
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:24 – 19:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:30 – 20:36
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:42
- 4♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:48
- 5☉︎ Sun22:48 – 23:55
- 6♀︎ Venus23:55 – 01:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 02:07
- 8☽︎ Moon02:07 – 03:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:13 – 04:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:19 – 05:25
- 11♂︎ Mars05:25 – 06:31
- 12☉︎ Sun06:31 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Thursday, 12 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 13h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:38 to 08:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.