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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:00
- 2☽︎ Moon08:00 – 08:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:42
- 5♂︎ Mars10:42 – 11:36
- 6☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:30
- 7♀︎ Venus12:30 – 13:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:18
- 9☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 17:00
- 12♂︎ Mars17:00 – 17:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:54 – 19:00
- 2♀︎ Venus19:00 – 20:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:06 – 21:13
- 4☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:37
- 8☉︎ Sun01:37 – 02:43
- 9♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:55
- 11☽︎ Moon04:55 – 06:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 10h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 13h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:06 to 08:00: 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.