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, 25 March 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:44 – 07:45
- 2♂︎ Mars07:45 – 08:47
- 3☉︎ Sun08:47 – 09:48
- 4♀︎ Venus09:48 – 10:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:50 – 11:52
- 6☽︎ Moon11:52 – 12:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 13:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:55 – 14:56
- 9♂︎ Mars14:56 – 15:58
- 10☉︎ Sun15:58 – 16:59
- 11♀︎ Venus16:59 – 18:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:01 – 19:03
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:03 – 20:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:01 – 20:59
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:59 – 21:58
- 4♂︎ Mars21:58 – 22:56
- 5☉︎ Sun22:56 – 23:54
- 6♀︎ Venus23:54 – 00:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:52 – 01:51
- 8☽︎ Moon01:51 – 02:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:49 – 03:47
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:47 – 04:46
- 11♂︎ Mars04:46 – 05:44
- 12☉︎ Sun05:44 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Thursday, 25 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:44 to 07:45: 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.