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, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:34 – 06:47
- 2♀︎ Venus06:47 – 07:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 09:12
- 4☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:51
- 7♂︎ Mars12:51 – 14:04
- 8☉︎ Sun14:04 – 15:17
- 9♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:30 – 17:43
- 11☽︎ Moon17:43 – 18:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:56 – 20:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:09 – 20:56
- 2♂︎ Mars20:56 – 21:43
- 3☉︎ Sun21:43 – 22:30
- 4♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:04
- 6☽︎ Moon00:04 – 00:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 01:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:26
- 9♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:13
- 10☉︎ Sun03:13 – 04:00
- 11♀︎ Venus04:00 – 04:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 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 25m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:34 to 06:47: 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.