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 Sunday, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:50 – 08:39
- 2♀︎ Venus08:39 – 09:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:16
- 4☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:04 – 11:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 12:41
- 7♂︎ Mars12:41 – 13:29
- 8☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:18
- 9♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 15:54
- 11☽︎ Moon15:54 – 16:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:43
- 2♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:55
- 3☉︎ Sun19:55 – 21:06
- 4♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:30
- 6☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 03:05
- 9♂︎ Mars03:05 – 04:16
- 10☉︎ Sun04:16 – 05:28
- 11♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 14h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:50 to 08:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.