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, 17 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:30 – 07:32
- 2♂︎ Mars07:32 – 08:34
- 3☉︎ Sun08:34 – 09:36
- 4♀︎ Venus09:36 – 10:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:39
- 6☽︎ Moon11:39 – 12:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:41 – 13:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:43 – 14:44
- 9♂︎ Mars14:44 – 15:46
- 10☉︎ Sun15:46 – 16:48
- 11♀︎ Venus16:48 – 17:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:50 – 18:51
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:51 – 19:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:50 – 20:48
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:48 – 21:46
- 4♂︎ Mars21:46 – 22:45
- 5☉︎ Sun22:45 – 23:43
- 6♀︎ Venus23:43 – 00:41
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:41 – 01:40
- 8☽︎ Moon01:40 – 02:38
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:38 – 03:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:36 – 04:35
- 11♂︎ Mars04:35 – 05:33
- 12☉︎ Sun05:33 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Thursday, 17 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:30 to 07:32: 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.