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 Saturday, 1 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Bahia).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:39 – 07:38
- 3♂︎ Mars07:38 – 08:36
- 4☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:34
- 5♀︎ Venus09:34 – 10:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:32 – 11:31
- 7☽︎ Moon11:31 – 12:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:29 – 13:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:27 – 14:25
- 10♂︎ Mars14:25 – 15:23
- 11☉︎ Sun15:23 – 16:22
- 12♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:20
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:20 – 18:22
- 2☽︎ Moon18:22 – 19:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:23 – 20:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:27
- 5♂︎ Mars21:27 – 22:29
- 6☉︎ Sun22:29 – 23:31
- 7♀︎ Venus23:31 – 00:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:32 – 01:34
- 9☽︎ Moon01:34 – 02:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:36 – 03:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:38 – 04:40
- 12♂︎ Mars04:40 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Salvador?
On Saturday, 1 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 12h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:41 to 06:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.