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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:55 – 07:05
- 2☉︎ Sun07:05 – 08:14
- 3♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:33
- 5☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 12:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 14:02
- 8♂︎ Mars14:02 – 15:12
- 9☉︎ Sun15:12 – 16:21
- 10♀︎ Venus16:21 – 17:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:31 – 18:41
- 12☽︎ Moon18:41 – 19:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:50 – 20:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:31
- 3♂︎ Mars21:31 – 22:22
- 4☉︎ Sun22:22 – 23:12
- 5♀︎ Venus23:12 – 00:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 00:53
- 7☽︎ Moon00:53 – 01:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:43 – 02:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:34 – 03:24
- 10♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:15
- 11☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:05
- 12♀︎ Venus05:05 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 13h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 10h 05m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:55 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.