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 Wednesday, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 08:47
- 2☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:13
- 5♂︎ Mars11:13 – 12:01
- 6☉︎ Sun12:01 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:26
- 9☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 16:51
- 12♂︎ Mars16:51 – 17:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:40 – 18:51
- 2♀︎ Venus18:51 – 20:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 21:15
- 4☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:49
- 7♂︎ Mars00:49 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 03:13
- 9♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:24 – 05:36
- 11☽︎ Moon05:36 – 06:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:47 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:59 to 08:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.