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 Thursday, 4 February 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:47 – 08:39
- 2♂︎ Mars08:39 – 09:31
- 3☉︎ Sun09:31 – 10:24
- 4♀︎ Venus10:24 – 11:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:16 – 12:08
- 6☽︎ Moon12:08 – 13:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:01 – 13:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:53 – 14:46
- 9♂︎ Mars14:46 – 15:38
- 10☉︎ Sun15:38 – 16:30
- 11♀︎ Venus16:30 – 17:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:23 – 18:15
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:15 – 19:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:23 – 20:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:30 – 21:38
- 4♂︎ Mars21:38 – 22:45
- 5☉︎ Sun22:45 – 23:53
- 6♀︎ Venus23:53 – 01:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:00 – 02:08
- 8☽︎ Moon02:08 – 03:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:15 – 04:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:23 – 05:31
- 11♂︎ Mars05:31 – 06:38
- 12☉︎ Sun06:38 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Thursday, 4 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:47 to 08:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.