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 Wednesday, 16 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Bahia).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:27
- 2☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:28 – 09:28
- 5♂︎ Mars09:28 – 10:28
- 6☉︎ Sun10:28 – 11:28
- 7♀︎ Venus11:28 – 12:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:29
- 9☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:29
- 12♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:29
- 2♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:29 – 20:29
- 4☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:28 – 22:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:28
- 7♂︎ Mars23:28 – 00:28
- 8☉︎ Sun00:28 – 01:28
- 9♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:27
- 11☽︎ Moon03:27 – 04:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:27 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Salvador?
On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 12h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 11h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:27 to 06:27: 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.