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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/Bahia).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:04
- 2☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:08 – 08:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 09:17
- 5♂︎ Mars09:17 – 10:21
- 6☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:26
- 7♀︎ Venus11:26 – 12:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:35
- 9☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:39 – 15:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:43 – 16:48
- 12♂︎ Mars16:48 – 17:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:52 – 18:48
- 2♀︎ Venus18:48 – 19:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:43 – 20:39
- 4☽︎ Moon20:39 – 21:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:30 – 23:26
- 7♂︎ Mars23:26 – 00:22
- 8☉︎ Sun00:22 – 01:17
- 9♀︎ Venus01:17 – 02:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:13 – 03:09
- 11☽︎ Moon03:09 – 04:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Salvador?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:00 to 06:04: 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.