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, 2 January 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:53
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:53
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:53 – 09:32
- 2♂︎ Mars09:32 – 10:10
- 3☉︎ Sun10:10 – 10:48
- 4♀︎ Venus10:48 – 11:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:05
- 6☽︎ Moon12:05 – 12:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:43 – 13:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:21 – 14:00
- 9♂︎ Mars14:00 – 14:38
- 10☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:16
- 11♀︎ Venus15:16 – 15:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:55 – 16:33
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:33 – 17:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 19:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:16 – 20:38
- 4♂︎ Mars20:38 – 22:00
- 5☉︎ Sun22:00 – 23:21
- 6♀︎ Venus23:21 – 00:43
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 02:05
- 8☽︎ Moon02:05 – 03:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:26 – 04:48
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 06:10
- 11♂︎ Mars06:10 – 07:31
- 12☉︎ Sun07:31 – 08:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Thursday, 2 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:53 and sets at 16:33: the day lasts 7h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:53, lasts 16h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: 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.