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, 23 April 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:03 – 07:10
- 2♂︎ Mars07:10 – 08:17
- 3☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:24
- 4♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:31 – 11:38
- 6☽︎ Moon11:38 – 12:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:45 – 13:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:53 – 15:00
- 9♂︎ Mars15:00 – 16:07
- 10☉︎ Sun16:07 – 17:14
- 11♀︎ Venus17:14 – 18:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:28
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:28 – 20:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:21 – 21:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:14 – 22:06
- 4♂︎ Mars22:06 – 22:59
- 5☉︎ Sun22:59 – 23:52
- 6♀︎ Venus23:52 – 00:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:45 – 01:38
- 8☽︎ Moon01:38 – 02:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:30 – 03:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:23 – 04:16
- 11♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:09
- 12☉︎ Sun05:09 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Thursday, 23 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 13h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:03 to 07:10: 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.