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 Thursday, 5 December 2024: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 16:23
- Next sunrise
- 08:38
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:15
- 2♂︎ Mars09:15 – 09:54
- 3☉︎ Sun09:54 – 10:33
- 4♀︎ Venus10:33 – 11:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:12 – 11:51
- 6☽︎ Moon11:51 – 12:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:30 – 13:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:08 – 13:47
- 9♂︎ Mars13:47 – 14:26
- 10☉︎ Sun14:26 – 15:05
- 11♀︎ Venus15:05 – 15:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:44 – 16:23
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 19:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:05 – 20:26
- 4♂︎ Mars20:26 – 21:48
- 5☉︎ Sun21:48 – 23:09
- 6♀︎ Venus23:09 – 00:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:30 – 01:51
- 8☽︎ Moon01:51 – 03:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:13 – 04:34
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:34 – 05:55
- 11♂︎ Mars05:55 – 07:16
- 12☉︎ Sun07:16 – 08:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Thursday, 5 December 2024, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 16:23: the day lasts 7h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:38, lasts 16h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:36 to 09:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.