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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:02 – 07:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:51
- 3☽︎ Moon08:51 – 09:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:41 – 11:36
- 6♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:31
- 7☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:26
- 8♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:16
- 10☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:05 – 18:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:00 – 19:05
- 2☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:11
- 3♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:21
- 5☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:37
- 8♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:42
- 9☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:47
- 10♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:57
- 12☽︎ Moon05:57 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:02 to 07:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.