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 Sunday, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:16 – 07:21
- 2♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:32
- 4☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:47
- 7♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:52
- 8☉︎ Sun13:52 – 14:57
- 9♀︎ Venus14:57 – 16:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:03 – 17:08
- 11☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:13 – 19:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:13
- 2♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:08
- 3☉︎ Sun21:08 – 22:03
- 4♀︎ Venus22:03 – 22:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 23:53
- 6☽︎ Moon23:53 – 00:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:37
- 9♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:32
- 10☉︎ Sun03:32 – 04:27
- 11♀︎ Venus04:27 – 05:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:22 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 13h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 10h 59m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:16 to 07:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.