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, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:26
- 3☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:03 – 11:51
- 6♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:40
- 7☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:28
- 8♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:05
- 10☽︎ Moon15:05 – 15:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 16:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 17:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:42
- 2☉︎ Sun18:42 – 19:54
- 3♀︎ Venus19:54 – 21:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 22:17
- 5☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:52
- 8♂︎ Mars01:52 – 03:03
- 9☉︎ Sun03:03 – 04:15
- 10♀︎ Venus04:15 – 05:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:38
- 12☽︎ Moon06:38 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:49 to 08:38: 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.