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, 12 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:59 – 08:49
- 2☉︎ Sun08:49 – 09:38
- 3♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:27 – 11:16
- 5☽︎ Moon11:16 – 12:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:06 – 12:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:55 – 13:44
- 8♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:34
- 9☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:23
- 10♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:02
- 12☽︎ Moon17:02 – 17:51
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 19:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:02 – 20:12
- 3♂︎ Mars20:12 – 21:23
- 4☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:34
- 5♀︎ Venus22:34 – 23:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 00:55
- 7☽︎ Moon00:55 – 02:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:06 – 03:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:16 – 04:27
- 10♂︎ Mars04:27 – 05:38
- 11☉︎ Sun05:38 – 06:48
- 12♀︎ Venus06:48 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 9h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 14h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:59 to 08:49: 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.