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 Sunday, 26 January 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:32 – 09:16
- 2♀︎ Venus09:16 – 09:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 10:42
- 4☽︎ Moon10:42 – 11:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:25 – 12:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 12:52
- 7♂︎ Mars12:52 – 13:35
- 8☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:18
- 9♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 15:45
- 11☽︎ Moon15:45 – 16:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:28
- 2♂︎ Mars18:28 – 19:45
- 3☉︎ Sun19:45 – 21:01
- 4♀︎ Venus21:01 – 22:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:34
- 6☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 02:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:08 – 03:24
- 9♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:41
- 10☉︎ Sun04:41 – 05:58
- 11♀︎ Venus05:58 – 07:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Sunday, 26 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 8h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 15h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:32 to 09:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.