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 Monday, 2 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 08:58
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 09:51
- 4♂︎ Mars09:51 – 10:44
- 5☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:37
- 6♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:23
- 8☽︎ Moon13:23 – 14:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:16 – 15:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:10 – 16:03
- 11♂︎ Mars16:03 – 16:56
- 12☉︎ Sun16:56 – 17:49
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:49 – 18:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 20:03
- 3☽︎ Moon20:03 – 21:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:10 – 22:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:17 – 23:24
- 6♂︎ Mars23:24 – 00:31
- 7☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:38
- 8♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:51
- 10☽︎ Moon03:51 – 04:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 06:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:05 – 07:12
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Monday, 2 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 10h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 13h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:11 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.