Planetary hours
in Samara.
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 Monday, 25 December 2023: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:53
- Sunset
- 16:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:53
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:53 – 09:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 10:46
- 4♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:23
- 5☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:01
- 6♀︎ Venus12:01 – 12:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:39 – 13:16
- 8☽︎ Moon13:16 – 13:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:54 – 14:32
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:10
- 11♂︎ Mars15:10 – 15:47
- 12☉︎ Sun15:47 – 16:25
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:25 – 17:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:47 – 19:10
- 3☽︎ Moon19:10 – 20:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:54 – 23:17
- 6♂︎ Mars23:17 – 00:39
- 7☉︎ Sun00:39 – 02:01
- 8♀︎ Venus02:01 – 03:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:46
- 10☽︎ Moon04:46 – 06:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:08 – 07:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:31 – 08:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Monday, 25 December 2023, the Sun rises at 08:53 and sets at 16:25: the day lasts 7h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:53, lasts 16h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:53 to 09:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.