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 Monday, 14 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:30 – 08:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:33 – 09:35
- 4♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:37
- 5☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:40
- 6♀︎ Venus11:40 – 12:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:44
- 8☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:47
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:49
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 16:51
- 11♂︎ Mars16:51 – 17:54
- 12☉︎ Sun17:54 – 18:56
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:56 – 19:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:54 – 20:51
- 3☽︎ Moon20:51 – 21:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:47 – 23:45
- 6♂︎ Mars23:45 – 00:42
- 7☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:40
- 8♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:36
- 10☽︎ Moon03:36 – 04:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:33 – 05:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:31 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Monday, 14 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 12h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:28 to 07:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.