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 Monday, 21 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:32
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:20
- 4♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:08
- 5☉︎ Sun11:08 – 11:57
- 6♀︎ Venus11:57 – 12:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:45 – 13:33
- 8☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:10 – 15:58
- 11♂︎ Mars15:58 – 16:46
- 12☉︎ Sun16:46 – 17:34
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:34 – 18:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:46 – 19:58
- 3☽︎ Moon19:58 – 21:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:10 – 22:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:21 – 23:33
- 6♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:45
- 7☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:57
- 8♀︎ Venus01:57 – 03:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 04:21
- 10☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:44 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Monday, 21 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 9h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 14h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:55 to 08:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.