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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:18
- 2☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 10:50
- 5♂︎ Mars10:50 – 11:41
- 6☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:32
- 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:13
- 9☽︎ Moon14:13 – 15:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 15:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:54 – 16:45
- 12♂︎ Mars16:45 – 17:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:36 – 18:45
- 2♀︎ Venus18:45 – 19:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 21:04
- 4☽︎ Moon21:04 – 22:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:32
- 7♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:42
- 8☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:51
- 9♀︎ Venus02:51 – 04:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 05:10
- 11☽︎ Moon05:10 – 06:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 10h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 13h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:28 to 08:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.