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, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:48 – 06:59
- 2♀︎ Venus06:59 – 08:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 09:20
- 4☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:53
- 7♂︎ Mars12:53 – 14:04
- 8☉︎ Sun14:04 – 15:15
- 9♀︎ Venus15:15 – 16:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:37
- 11☽︎ Moon17:37 – 18:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:48 – 19:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:58 – 20:48
- 2♂︎ Mars20:48 – 21:37
- 3☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:26
- 4♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 00:04
- 6☽︎ Moon00:04 – 00:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:32
- 9♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:21
- 10☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:10
- 11♀︎ Venus04:10 – 04:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 14h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:48 to 06:59: 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.