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 Wednesday, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 20:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:32 – 06:45
- 2☽︎ Moon06:45 – 07:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:58 – 09:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:24
- 5♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:37
- 6☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:51
- 7♀︎ Venus12:51 – 14:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 15:17
- 9☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:43 – 18:56
- 12♂︎ Mars18:56 – 20:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:10 – 20:56
- 2♀︎ Venus20:56 – 21:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:30
- 4☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 00:51
- 7♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:38
- 8☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:25
- 9♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 03:58
- 11☽︎ Moon03:58 – 04:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 20:10: the day lasts 14h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:32 to 06:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.