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 Wednesday, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:14
- 2☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:36
- 5♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:50
- 7♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 15:04
- 9☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:26
- 12♂︎ Mars18:26 – 19:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:26
- 2♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:12
- 4☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 23:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 00:51
- 7♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:43
- 8☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:36
- 9♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:29 – 04:22
- 11☽︎ Moon04:22 – 05:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:15 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 13h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 10h 35m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:07 to 07:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.