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 Tuesday, 15 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:52 – 08:40
- 2☉︎ Sun08:40 – 09:29
- 3♀︎ Venus09:29 – 10:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 11:05
- 5☽︎ Moon11:05 – 11:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:54 – 12:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:42 – 13:30
- 8♂︎ Mars13:30 – 14:19
- 9☉︎ Sun14:19 – 15:07
- 10♀︎ Venus15:07 – 15:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:55 – 16:43
- 12☽︎ Moon16:43 – 17:32
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:32 – 18:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 19:55
- 3♂︎ Mars19:55 – 21:07
- 4☉︎ Sun21:07 – 22:19
- 5♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:42
- 7☽︎ Moon00:42 – 01:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:54 – 03:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:06 – 04:17
- 10♂︎ Mars04:17 – 05:29
- 11☉︎ Sun05:29 – 06:41
- 12♀︎ Venus06:41 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 9h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 14h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:52 to 08:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.