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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:04
- 2♀︎ Venus08:04 – 08:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 09:50
- 4☽︎ Moon09:50 – 10:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:30
- 7♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:23
- 8☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:17
- 9♀︎ Venus14:17 – 15:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:03
- 11☽︎ Moon16:03 – 16:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 17:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 18:57
- 2♂︎ Mars18:57 – 20:04
- 3☉︎ Sun20:04 – 21:10
- 4♀︎ Venus21:10 – 22:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:24
- 6☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:44
- 9♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:51
- 10☉︎ Sun03:51 – 04:58
- 11♀︎ Venus04:58 – 06:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:11
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 13h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:10 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.