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 Tuesday, 13 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:52 – 07:49
- 2☉︎ Sun07:49 – 08:46
- 3♀︎ Venus08:46 – 09:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:43 – 10:39
- 5☽︎ Moon10:39 – 11:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:36 – 12:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:33 – 13:29
- 8♂︎ Mars13:29 – 14:26
- 9☉︎ Sun14:26 – 15:23
- 10♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:16
- 12☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:13
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:13 – 19:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:17 – 20:20
- 3♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:23
- 4☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:27
- 5♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:33
- 7☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:37 – 02:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:40 – 03:43
- 10♂︎ Mars03:43 – 04:47
- 11☉︎ Sun04:47 – 05:50
- 12♀︎ Venus05:50 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Tuesday, 13 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 12h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:52 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.