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 Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:08 – 07:15
- 2♂︎ Mars07:15 – 08:22
- 3☉︎ Sun08:22 – 09:29
- 4♀︎ Venus09:29 – 10:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:36 – 11:43
- 6☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:50 – 13:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:57 – 15:04
- 9♂︎ Mars15:04 – 16:11
- 10☉︎ Sun16:11 – 17:18
- 11♀︎ Venus17:18 – 18:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:25 – 19:32
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:32 – 20:25
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:25 – 21:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:11
- 4♂︎ Mars22:11 – 23:04
- 5☉︎ Sun23:04 – 23:57
- 6♀︎ Venus23:57 – 00:50
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:50 – 01:43
- 8☽︎ Moon01:43 – 02:36
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:36 – 03:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:23
- 11♂︎ Mars04:23 – 05:16
- 12☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 13h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 10h 37m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:08 to 07:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.