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 Friday, 6 December 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 16:22
- Next sunrise
- 08:39
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 09:55
- 3☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 11:51
- 6♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:30
- 7☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:09
- 8♀︎ Venus13:09 – 13:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:26
- 10☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 15:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:22
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:22 – 17:44
- 2☉︎ Sun17:44 – 19:05
- 3♀︎ Venus19:05 – 20:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:48
- 5☽︎ Moon21:48 – 23:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 00:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:52
- 8♂︎ Mars01:52 – 03:13
- 9☉︎ Sun03:13 – 04:35
- 10♀︎ Venus04:35 – 05:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 07:18
- 12☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Friday, 6 December 2024, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 16:22: the day lasts 7h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:39, lasts 16h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:38 to 09:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.