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 Wednesday, 24 November 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:23
- 2☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 10:53
- 5♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:13
- 9☽︎ Moon14:13 – 15:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 15:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 16:43
- 12♂︎ Mars16:43 – 17:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:43
- 2♀︎ Venus18:43 – 19:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:53 – 21:03
- 4☽︎ Moon21:03 – 22:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:34
- 7♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:44
- 8☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:54
- 9♀︎ Venus02:54 – 04:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 05:14
- 11☽︎ Moon05:14 – 06:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Wednesday, 24 November 2027, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 9h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:34 to 08:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.