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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Bahia).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 06:07
- 2☽︎ Moon06:07 – 07:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 09:14
- 5♂︎ Mars09:14 – 10:16
- 6☉︎ Sun10:16 – 11:18
- 7♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:20 – 13:23
- 9☽︎ Moon13:23 – 14:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:29
- 12♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:32 – 18:29
- 2♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:27 – 20:25
- 4☽︎ Moon20:25 – 21:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:20 – 23:18
- 7♂︎ Mars23:18 – 00:16
- 8☉︎ Sun00:16 – 01:13
- 9♀︎ Venus01:13 – 02:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:11 – 03:09
- 11☽︎ Moon03:09 – 04:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Salvador?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:05 to 06:07: 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.