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 Friday, 24 March 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:44 – 07:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:47
- 3☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:52
- 6♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:53
- 7☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:55
- 8♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 15:58
- 10☽︎ Moon15:58 – 16:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 18:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 19:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:02 – 20:01
- 2☉︎ Sun20:01 – 20:59
- 3♀︎ Venus20:59 – 21:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:57 – 22:56
- 5☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:51
- 8♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:49
- 9☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:47
- 10♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:44
- 12☽︎ Moon05:44 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bab Ezzouar?
On Friday, 24 March 2028, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.