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 Wednesday, 3 July 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:18
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 04:19
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:42
- 2☽︎ Moon05:42 – 07:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:55
- 5♂︎ Mars09:55 – 11:19
- 6☉︎ Sun11:19 – 12:43
- 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 14:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:31
- 9☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:44
- 12♂︎ Mars19:44 – 21:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:08 – 21:44
- 2♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 22:56
- 4☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:19
- 8☉︎ Sun01:19 – 01:55
- 9♀︎ Venus01:55 – 02:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:07
- 11☽︎ Moon03:07 – 03:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:43 – 04:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Wednesday, 3 July 2024, the Sun rises at 04:18 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 16h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:19, lasts 7h 11m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:18 to 05:42: 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.