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, 27 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:14 – 07:19
- 2♂︎ Mars07:19 – 08:25
- 3☉︎ Sun08:25 – 09:31
- 4♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:42
- 6☽︎ Moon11:42 – 12:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 13:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:54 – 14:59
- 9♂︎ Mars14:59 – 16:05
- 10☉︎ Sun16:05 – 17:11
- 11♀︎ Venus17:11 – 18:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:17 – 19:22
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:22 – 20:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:11 – 22:05
- 4♂︎ Mars22:05 – 23:00
- 5☉︎ Sun23:00 – 23:54
- 6♀︎ Venus23:54 – 00:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:48 – 01:43
- 8☽︎ Moon01:43 – 02:37
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:37 – 03:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:31 – 04:26
- 11♂︎ Mars04:26 – 05:20
- 12☉︎ Sun05:20 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Thursday, 27 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:14 to 07:19: 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.