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 Saturday, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:33 – 06:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:46 – 07:59
- 3♂︎ Mars07:59 – 09:12
- 4☉︎ Sun09:12 – 10:25
- 5♀︎ Venus10:25 – 11:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:38 – 12:51
- 7☽︎ Moon12:51 – 14:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:04 – 15:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:30
- 10♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:43
- 11☉︎ Sun17:43 – 18:56
- 12♀︎ Venus18:56 – 20:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 20:56
- 2☽︎ Moon20:56 – 21:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:30 – 23:17
- 5♂︎ Mars23:17 – 00:04
- 6☉︎ Sun00:04 – 00:51
- 7♀︎ Venus00:51 – 01:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:38 – 02:25
- 9☽︎ Moon02:25 – 03:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:12 – 03:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:59 – 04:47
- 12♂︎ Mars04:47 – 05:34
Other cities · Algeria
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 14h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 9h 24m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:33 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.