# Planetary Hours

> Shows the planetary hours.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.re.planetaryhours4](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.re.planetaryhours4)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.re.planetaryhours4`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Broer Apps
- **Category:** EDUCATION
- **Downloads:** 54,542
- **Rating:** 4.31 / 5 (316 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.08
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-27
- **First published:** 2023-06-11
- **Publisher country:** NL
- **Size:** 3.69 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.re.planetaryhours4)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A5\_R\_uQebCJhK9fjVh0AOXoXaDIYTo9agTfrwKKH4bc/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A5_R_uQebCJhK9fjVh0AOXoXaDIYTo9agTfrwKKH4bc/edit?usp=sharing)

## Description

Planetary Hours is a Chrome extension that displays the planetary hours along with precise date and time information for moon phases, solstices, and equinoxes tailored to your selected location. It uniquely adjusts the day of the week for celestial events following the system of planetary hours, accounting for differences between midnight and sunrise compared to the standard calendar. This tool is perfect for enthusiasts of astronomy, astrology, and those interested in tracking celestial timings with accuracy.

## Rankings

- #288,047 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `com.re.planetaryhours4.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users appreciate the Planetary Hours app for its accuracy, clean interface, customizable widgets, and ad-free experience, making it highly useful for time-based practices. However, common concerns include timing inaccuracies related to planetary hour start times not aligning with sunrise, occasional bugs requiring reinstalling, limited features like calendar syncing and time zone support, and widget update and display glitches. Overall, the app is well-regarded but could improve with better synchronization, improved widget performance, in-app educational content, and notification management.

### Pros

- Accurate and reliable planetary hour timing, especially when location is properly set.
- User-friendly and clean interface, easy to understand and navigate.
- Customizable and well-designed widget, which is useful and unobtrusive.
- No intrusive ads, providing a clutter-free experience compared to similar apps.
- Helpful and useful for practitioners wanting to maximize the efficacy of their work or rituals.

### Cons

- Inaccurate timing when planetary hours start at midnight instead of aligning with sunrise, causing issues for specific practices.
- Bugs causing the need to reinstall the app multiple times.
- Lack of synchronization features such as calendar integration (Google, iCal) and time zone selection.
- Widget issues including pixelation when enlarged and failure to update automatically without interaction.
- Lack of in-app detailed information about planet properties and no notifications or clear notification management.

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