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, 1 January 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:53
- Sunset
- 16:32
- Next sunrise
- 08:53
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:53 – 09:32
- 2☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 10:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:26
- 5♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:04
- 6☉︎ Sun12:04 – 12:43
- 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 13:59
- 9☽︎ Moon13:59 – 14:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:37 – 15:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:16 – 15:54
- 12♂︎ Mars15:54 – 16:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:54
- 2♀︎ Venus17:54 – 19:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:15 – 20:37
- 4☽︎ Moon20:37 – 21:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:59 – 23:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 02:04
- 8☉︎ Sun02:04 – 03:26
- 9♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 06:10
- 11☽︎ Moon06:10 – 07:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:31 – 08:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Wednesday, 1 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:53 and sets at 16:32: the day lasts 7h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:53, lasts 16h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:53 to 09:32: 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.