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 Tuesday, 2 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (America/Bahia).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:49 – 06:46
- 2☉︎ Sun06:46 – 07:43
- 3♀︎ Venus07:43 – 08:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:37
- 5☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:28
- 8♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:26
- 9☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:23
- 10♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:17
- 12☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:20
- 3♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:23
- 4☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:26
- 5♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:32
- 7☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:38 – 02:41
- 10♂︎ Mars02:41 – 03:44
- 11☉︎ Sun03:44 – 04:47
- 12♀︎ Venus04:47 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Salvador?
On Tuesday, 2 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 12h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:49 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.