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, 12 December 2024: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:45
- Sunset
- 16:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:46
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 09:23
- 2♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:01
- 3☉︎ Sun10:01 – 10:39
- 4♀︎ Venus10:39 – 11:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:17 – 11:55
- 6☽︎ Moon11:55 – 12:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:11 – 13:49
- 9♂︎ Mars13:49 – 14:27
- 10☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:05
- 11♀︎ Venus15:05 – 15:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:21
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 19:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:05 – 20:27
- 4♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:49
- 5☉︎ Sun21:49 – 23:11
- 6♀︎ Venus23:11 – 00:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:33 – 01:55
- 8☽︎ Moon01:55 – 03:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:17 – 04:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:39 – 06:01
- 11♂︎ Mars06:01 – 07:23
- 12☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Thursday, 12 December 2024, the Sun rises at 08:45 and sets at 16:21: the day lasts 7h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:46, lasts 16h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:45 to 09:23: 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.