Planetary hours
in Salvador.
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, 9 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Bahia).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:43 – 06:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:41 – 07:39
- 3♂︎ Mars07:39 – 08:36
- 4☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:34
- 5♀︎ Venus09:34 – 10:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:32 – 11:30
- 7☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:28 – 13:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:26 – 14:23
- 10♂︎ Mars14:23 – 15:21
- 11☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:19
- 12♀︎ Venus16:19 – 17:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:19
- 2☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:23 – 21:26
- 5♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:28
- 6☉︎ Sun22:28 – 23:30
- 7♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:32 – 01:34
- 9☽︎ Moon01:34 – 02:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:37 – 03:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:39 – 04:41
- 12♂︎ Mars04:41 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Salvador?
On Saturday, 9 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 12h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:43 to 06:41: 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.