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 Tuesday, 18 February 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:50 – 08:41
- 2☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:31
- 3♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:22 – 11:12
- 5☽︎ Moon11:12 – 12:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:03 – 12:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 13:44
- 8♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:34
- 9☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:25
- 10♀︎ Venus15:25 – 16:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:15 – 17:06
- 12☽︎ Moon17:06 – 17:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 19:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:05 – 20:15
- 3♂︎ Mars20:15 – 21:24
- 4☉︎ Sun21:24 – 22:33
- 5♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:43 – 00:52
- 7☽︎ Moon00:52 – 02:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:02 – 03:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:11 – 04:20
- 10♂︎ Mars04:20 – 05:30
- 11☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:39
- 12♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Tuesday, 18 February 2025, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 10h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 13h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:50 to 08:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.