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, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 08:47
- 2☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:17
- 5♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:08
- 6☉︎ Sun12:08 – 12:58
- 7♀︎ Venus12:58 – 13:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:38
- 9☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:09
- 12♂︎ Mars17:09 – 17:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:59 – 19:09
- 2♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:28
- 4☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:58
- 7♂︎ Mars00:58 – 02:07
- 8☉︎ Sun02:07 – 03:17
- 9♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:37
- 11☽︎ Moon05:37 – 06:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:57 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 10h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 13h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:57 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.