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 Friday, 22 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:55
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:56 – 08:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:46 – 09:37
- 3☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:08
- 6♂︎ Mars12:08 – 12:58
- 7☉︎ Sun12:58 – 13:49
- 8♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:30
- 10☽︎ Moon15:30 – 16:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:11
- 2☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:20
- 3♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:39
- 5☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 02:08
- 8♂︎ Mars02:08 – 03:17
- 9☉︎ Sun03:17 – 04:27
- 10♀︎ Venus04:27 – 05:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:46
- 12☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Friday, 22 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 10h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:55, lasts 13h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:56 to 08:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.