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, 9 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:10
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:02
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 09:54
- 4♂︎ Mars09:54 – 10:46
- 5☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:38
- 6♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:22
- 8☽︎ Moon13:22 – 14:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 15:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:06 – 15:58
- 11♂︎ Mars15:58 – 16:50
- 12☉︎ Sun16:50 – 17:42
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:42 – 18:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:50 – 19:59
- 3☽︎ Moon19:59 – 21:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:07 – 22:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:15 – 23:23
- 6♂︎ Mars23:23 – 00:31
- 7☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:39
- 8♀︎ Venus01:39 – 02:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:55
- 10☽︎ Moon03:55 – 05:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:03 – 06:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:11 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Monday, 9 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 10h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 13h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:18 to 08:10: 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.