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 Saturday, 20 July 2024: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:38
- Sunset
- 20:52
- Next sunrise
- 04:39
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:38 – 05:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:59 – 07:20
- 3♂︎ Mars07:20 – 08:41
- 4☉︎ Sun08:41 – 10:03
- 5♀︎ Venus10:03 – 11:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:45
- 7☽︎ Moon12:45 – 14:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:06 – 15:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:48
- 10♂︎ Mars16:48 – 18:10
- 11☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:31
- 12♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 21:31
- 2☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 22:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 23:28
- 5♂︎ Mars23:28 – 00:07
- 6☉︎ Sun00:07 – 00:46
- 7♀︎ Venus00:46 – 01:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:25 – 02:03
- 9☽︎ Moon02:03 – 02:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:42 – 03:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:21 – 04:00
- 12♂︎ Mars04:00 – 04:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Saturday, 20 July 2024, the Sun rises at 04:38 and sets at 20:52: the day lasts 16h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:39, lasts 7h 47m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:38 to 05:59: 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.