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 Monday, 27 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:49 – 06:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:59 – 08:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:10 – 09:21
- 4♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:32
- 5☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:42
- 6♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:53
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 14:04
- 8☽︎ Moon14:04 – 15:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:36
- 11♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:47
- 12☉︎ Sun18:47 – 19:58
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:58 – 20:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:47 – 21:36
- 3☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 00:04
- 6♂︎ Mars00:04 – 00:53
- 7☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:43
- 8♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:21
- 10☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 05:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:00 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Monday, 27 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:49 to 06:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.