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 Wednesday, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 07:50
- 2☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:39
- 5♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:36
- 6☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:26
- 9☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:15
- 12♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:15
- 2♀︎ Venus19:15 – 20:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:22
- 4☽︎ Moon21:22 – 22:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:33
- 7♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:36
- 8☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:40
- 9♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:47
- 11☽︎ Moon04:47 – 05:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:53 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.