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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 20:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:42 – 06:54
- 2♀︎ Venus06:54 – 08:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 09:18
- 4☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:53
- 7♂︎ Mars12:53 – 14:05
- 8☉︎ Sun14:05 – 15:16
- 9♀︎ Venus15:16 – 16:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:40
- 11☽︎ Moon17:40 – 18:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:52 – 20:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:03 – 20:52
- 2♂︎ Mars20:52 – 21:40
- 3☉︎ Sun21:40 – 22:28
- 4♀︎ Venus22:28 – 23:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:05
- 6☽︎ Moon00:05 – 00:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:30
- 9♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:18
- 10☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:07
- 11♀︎ Venus04:07 – 04:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 20:03: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:42 to 06:54: 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.