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 Saturday, 14 August 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 07:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:11 – 08:19
- 3♂︎ Mars08:19 – 09:27
- 4☉︎ Sun09:27 – 10:35
- 5♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:43 – 12:51
- 7☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:59 – 15:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 16:15
- 10♂︎ Mars16:15 – 17:23
- 11☉︎ Sun17:23 – 18:31
- 12♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:40 – 20:32
- 2☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:16 – 23:08
- 5♂︎ Mars23:08 – 00:00
- 6☉︎ Sun00:00 – 00:52
- 7♀︎ Venus00:52 – 01:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:44 – 02:36
- 9☽︎ Moon02:36 – 03:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:28 – 04:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:20 – 05:12
- 12♂︎ Mars05:12 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Saturday, 14 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 13h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 10h 24m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:03 to 07:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.