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, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Bahia).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:59 – 06:02
- 2☉︎ Sun06:02 – 07:05
- 3♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 09:11
- 5☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:20
- 8♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:23
- 9☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:26
- 10♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:32
- 12☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:35
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:35 – 18:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:29
- 3♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:26
- 4☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:23
- 5♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:17
- 7☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:08
- 10♂︎ Mars02:08 – 03:05
- 11☉︎ Sun03:05 – 04:02
- 12♀︎ Venus04:02 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Salvador?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 11h 24m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:59 to 06:02: 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.