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, 25 June 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 20:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:29 – 06:43
- 2♂︎ Mars06:43 – 07:56
- 3☉︎ Sun07:56 – 09:09
- 4♀︎ Venus09:09 – 10:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:36
- 6☽︎ Moon11:36 – 12:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:49 – 14:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 15:16
- 9♂︎ Mars15:16 – 16:29
- 10☉︎ Sun16:29 – 17:43
- 11♀︎ Venus17:43 – 18:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 20:10
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:10 – 20:56
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:56 – 21:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:30
- 4♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:16
- 5☉︎ Sun23:16 – 00:03
- 6♀︎ Venus00:03 – 00:50
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:50 – 01:36
- 8☽︎ Moon01:36 – 02:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:23 – 03:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 03:56
- 11♂︎ Mars03:56 – 04:43
- 12☉︎ Sun04:43 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Thursday, 25 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 20:10: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 9h 20m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:29 to 06:43: 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.