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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:53 – 07:03
- 2♀︎ Venus07:03 – 08:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:23
- 4☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:53
- 7♂︎ Mars12:53 – 14:03
- 8☉︎ Sun14:03 – 15:13
- 9♀︎ Venus15:13 – 16:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:23 – 17:32
- 11☽︎ Moon17:32 – 18:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:42 – 19:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:52 – 20:42
- 2♂︎ Mars20:42 – 21:33
- 3☉︎ Sun21:33 – 22:23
- 4♀︎ Venus22:23 – 23:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 00:03
- 6☽︎ Moon00:03 – 00:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:34
- 9♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:24
- 10☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:14
- 11♀︎ Venus04:14 – 05:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:53 to 07:03: 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.