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, 5 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:21 – 07:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:25 – 08:29
- 3♂︎ Mars08:29 – 09:33
- 4☉︎ Sun09:33 – 10:37
- 5♀︎ Venus10:37 – 11:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:41 – 12:45
- 7☽︎ Moon12:45 – 13:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:53 – 15:57
- 10♂︎ Mars15:57 – 17:01
- 11☉︎ Sun17:01 – 18:05
- 12♀︎ Venus18:05 – 19:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:09 – 20:05
- 2☽︎ Moon20:05 – 21:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:01 – 21:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:57 – 22:54
- 5♂︎ Mars22:54 – 23:50
- 6☉︎ Sun23:50 – 00:46
- 7♀︎ Venus00:46 – 01:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:42 – 02:38
- 9☽︎ Moon02:38 – 03:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:34 – 04:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:30 – 05:26
- 12♂︎ Mars05:26 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Saturday, 5 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 11h 12m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:21 to 07:25: 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.