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 Thursday, 17 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:53 – 08:41
- 2♂︎ Mars08:41 – 09:30
- 3☉︎ Sun09:30 – 10:18
- 4♀︎ Venus10:18 – 11:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:06 – 11:55
- 6☽︎ Moon11:55 – 12:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:43 – 13:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:31 – 14:19
- 9♂︎ Mars14:19 – 15:08
- 10☉︎ Sun15:08 – 15:56
- 11♀︎ Venus15:56 – 16:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:44 – 17:32
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:32 – 18:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:44 – 19:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:56 – 21:08
- 4♂︎ Mars21:08 – 22:20
- 5☉︎ Sun22:20 – 23:31
- 6♀︎ Venus23:31 – 00:43
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 01:55
- 8☽︎ Moon01:55 – 03:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:07 – 04:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:18 – 05:30
- 11♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:42
- 12☉︎ Sun06:42 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Thursday, 17 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 9h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 14h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:53 to 08:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.