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, 15 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:54 – 07:50
- 2♂︎ Mars07:50 – 08:47
- 3☉︎ Sun08:47 – 09:43
- 4♀︎ Venus09:43 – 10:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:36
- 6☽︎ Moon11:36 – 12:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:32 – 13:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:25
- 9♂︎ Mars14:25 – 15:21
- 10☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:18
- 11♀︎ Venus16:18 – 17:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:14 – 18:10
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:10 – 19:14
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:18 – 21:22
- 4♂︎ Mars21:22 – 22:25
- 5☉︎ Sun22:25 – 23:29
- 6♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:33 – 01:36
- 8☽︎ Moon01:36 – 02:40
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:40 – 03:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:44 – 04:48
- 11♂︎ Mars04:48 – 05:51
- 12☉︎ Sun05:51 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Thursday, 15 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:54 to 07:50: 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.