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 Tuesday, 23 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:47 – 07:48
- 2☉︎ Sun07:48 – 08:49
- 3♀︎ Venus08:49 – 09:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:51
- 5☽︎ Moon10:51 – 11:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 12:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:54 – 13:55
- 8♂︎ Mars13:55 – 14:56
- 9☉︎ Sun14:56 – 15:57
- 10♀︎ Venus15:57 – 16:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:59 – 18:00
- 12☽︎ Moon18:00 – 19:01
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:01 – 20:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 20:58
- 3♂︎ Mars20:58 – 21:57
- 4☉︎ Sun21:57 – 22:56
- 5♀︎ Venus22:56 – 23:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:54 – 00:53
- 7☽︎ Moon00:53 – 01:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:52 – 02:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:50 – 03:49
- 10♂︎ Mars03:49 – 04:48
- 11☉︎ Sun04:48 – 05:46
- 12♀︎ Venus05:46 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Tuesday, 23 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 12h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 11h 44m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:47 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.