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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 07:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:07 – 08:16
- 3♂︎ Mars08:16 – 09:25
- 4☉︎ Sun09:25 – 10:34
- 5♀︎ Venus10:34 – 11:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:43 – 12:52
- 7☽︎ Moon12:52 – 14:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:01 – 15:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:10 – 16:19
- 10♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:28
- 11☉︎ Sun17:28 – 18:37
- 12♀︎ Venus18:37 – 19:46
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:37
- 2☽︎ Moon20:37 – 21:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:28 – 22:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 23:10
- 5♂︎ Mars23:10 – 00:02
- 6☉︎ Sun00:02 – 00:53
- 7♀︎ Venus00:53 – 01:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:44 – 02:35
- 9☽︎ Moon02:35 – 03:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:26 – 04:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:17 – 05:08
- 12♂︎ Mars05:08 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 13h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:58 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.