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 Friday, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:30 – 08:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:11
- 3☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 10:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 11:42
- 6♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:32
- 7☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:23
- 8♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:03
- 10☽︎ Moon15:03 – 15:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 16:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:44
- 2☉︎ Sun18:44 – 19:54
- 3♀︎ Venus19:54 – 21:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 22:13
- 5☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:42
- 8♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:52
- 9☉︎ Sun02:52 – 04:02
- 10♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:21
- 12☽︎ Moon06:21 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 10h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 13h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:30 to 08:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.