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 Saturday, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:03 – 08:56
- 3♂︎ Mars08:56 – 09:50
- 4☉︎ Sun09:50 – 10:43
- 5♀︎ Venus10:43 – 11:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:37 – 12:30
- 7☽︎ Moon12:30 – 13:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:24 – 14:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 15:11
- 10♂︎ Mars15:11 – 16:04
- 11☉︎ Sun16:04 – 16:58
- 12♀︎ Venus16:58 – 17:51
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:51 – 18:58
- 2☽︎ Moon18:58 – 20:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:04 – 21:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:11 – 22:17
- 5♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:24
- 6☉︎ Sun23:24 – 00:31
- 7♀︎ Venus00:31 – 01:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:37 – 02:44
- 9☽︎ Moon02:44 – 03:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:50 – 04:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 06:04
- 12♂︎ Mars06:04 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:09 to 08:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.