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, 27 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:37 – 08:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:16
- 3☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 10:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:45
- 6♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:34
- 7☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:24
- 8♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:03
- 10☽︎ Moon15:03 – 15:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 16:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 17:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:42
- 2☉︎ Sun18:42 – 19:53
- 3♀︎ Venus19:53 – 21:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 22:14
- 5☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:45
- 8♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:56
- 9☉︎ Sun02:56 – 04:06
- 10♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:27
- 12☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Friday, 27 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:37 to 08:26: 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.