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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 07:55
- 2☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:41
- 5♂︎ Mars10:41 – 11:36
- 6☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:22
- 9☽︎ Moon14:22 – 15:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 17:07
- 12♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:07
- 2♀︎ Venus19:07 – 20:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 21:17
- 4☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:32
- 7♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:36
- 8☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:41
- 9♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:51
- 11☽︎ Moon04:51 – 05:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 11h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:00 to 07:55: 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.