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, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:58 – 08:46
- 2♀︎ Venus08:46 – 09:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:23
- 4☽︎ Moon10:23 – 11:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 12:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 12:48
- 7♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:36
- 8☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:24
- 9♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:01
- 11☽︎ Moon16:01 – 16:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 17:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:49
- 2♂︎ Mars18:49 – 20:01
- 3☉︎ Sun20:01 – 21:13
- 4♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:36
- 6☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 02:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 03:11
- 9♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:23
- 10☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:35
- 11♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 9h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 14h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:58 to 08:46: 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.