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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 08:56
- 3☽︎ Moon08:56 – 09:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:37
- 6♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:30
- 7☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:24
- 8♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:11
- 10☽︎ Moon15:11 – 16:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 16:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 17:52
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:52 – 18:59
- 2☉︎ Sun18:59 – 20:05
- 3♀︎ Venus20:05 – 21:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 22:18
- 5☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:37
- 8♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:44
- 9☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:50
- 10♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 06:03
- 12☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 10h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 13h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:08 to 08:02: 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.