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, 18 March 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:54 – 07:54
- 2♂︎ Mars07:54 – 08:54
- 3☉︎ Sun08:54 – 09:55
- 4♀︎ Venus09:55 – 10:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:55 – 11:55
- 6☽︎ Moon11:55 – 12:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 13:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:55 – 14:56
- 9♂︎ Mars14:56 – 15:56
- 10☉︎ Sun15:56 – 16:56
- 11♀︎ Venus16:56 – 17:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:56 – 18:57
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:57 – 19:56
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 20:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:56 – 21:55
- 4♂︎ Mars21:55 – 22:55
- 5☉︎ Sun22:55 – 23:55
- 6♀︎ Venus23:55 – 00:54
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 01:54
- 8☽︎ Moon01:54 – 02:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:54 – 03:53
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:53 – 04:53
- 11♂︎ Mars04:53 – 05:53
- 12☉︎ Sun05:53 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Thursday, 18 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 12h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 11h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:54 to 07:54: 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.