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 Monday, 1 March 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:15
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:09
- 4♂︎ Mars10:09 – 11:06
- 5☉︎ Sun11:06 – 12:03
- 6♀︎ Venus12:03 – 12:59
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 13:56
- 8☽︎ Moon13:56 – 14:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 15:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:50 – 16:47
- 11♂︎ Mars16:47 – 17:44
- 12☉︎ Sun17:44 – 18:41
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:41 – 19:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 20:47
- 3☽︎ Moon20:47 – 21:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 22:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:53 – 23:56
- 6♂︎ Mars23:56 – 00:59
- 7☉︎ Sun00:59 – 02:02
- 8♀︎ Venus02:02 – 03:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 04:08
- 10☽︎ Moon04:08 – 05:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:14 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Monday, 1 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 12h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:18 to 08:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.