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, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:44 – 07:43
- 2♀︎ Venus07:43 – 08:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:40
- 4☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:35
- 7♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:34
- 8☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:32
- 9♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:29
- 11☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:28
- 2♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:29
- 3☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:31
- 4♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:34
- 6☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:39
- 9♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:40
- 10☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:42
- 11♀︎ Venus04:42 – 05:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 11h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 12h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:44 to 07:43: 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.