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 Sunday, 28 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 20:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:44
- 2♀︎ Venus06:44 – 07:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 09:10
- 4☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:50
- 7♂︎ Mars12:50 – 14:03
- 8☉︎ Sun14:03 – 15:17
- 9♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:30 – 17:43
- 11☽︎ Moon17:43 – 18:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:56 – 20:10
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:10 – 20:56
- 2♂︎ Mars20:56 – 21:43
- 3☉︎ Sun21:43 – 22:30
- 4♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:03
- 6☽︎ Moon00:03 – 00:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 01:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:24
- 9♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:10
- 10☉︎ Sun03:10 – 03:57
- 11♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Sunday, 28 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 20:10: the day lasts 14h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 9h 21m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:30 to 06:44: 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.