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, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:51 – 07:48
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:48 – 08:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 09:42
- 4♂︎ Mars09:42 – 10:39
- 5☉︎ Sun10:39 – 11:36
- 6♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:30
- 8☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:21
- 11♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:18
- 12☉︎ Sun17:18 – 18:15
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:21
- 3☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:27 – 23:30
- 6♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:33
- 7☉︎ Sun00:33 – 01:37
- 8♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:40 – 03:43
- 10☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:51 to 07:48: 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.