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 Tuesday, 23 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:42
- 2☉︎ Sun06:42 – 07:55
- 3♀︎ Venus07:55 – 09:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 10:22
- 5☽︎ Moon10:22 – 11:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:36 – 12:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:49 – 14:02
- 8♂︎ Mars14:02 – 15:16
- 9☉︎ Sun15:16 – 16:29
- 10♀︎ Venus16:29 – 17:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:43 – 18:56
- 12☽︎ Moon18:56 – 20:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:09 – 20:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:56 – 21:43
- 3♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:29
- 4☉︎ Sun22:29 – 23:16
- 5♀︎ Venus23:16 – 00:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 00:49
- 7☽︎ Moon00:49 – 01:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:36 – 02:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:22 – 03:09
- 10♂︎ Mars03:09 – 03:56
- 11☉︎ Sun03:56 – 04:42
- 12♀︎ Venus04:42 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Tuesday, 23 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 14h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 9h 20m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:29 to 06:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.