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, 13 April 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:44 – 06:54
- 2♀︎ Venus06:54 – 08:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 09:12
- 4☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:40
- 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:49
- 8☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:59
- 9♀︎ Venus14:59 – 16:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:08 – 17:17
- 11☽︎ Moon17:17 – 18:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:26 – 19:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:36 – 20:26
- 2♂︎ Mars20:26 – 21:17
- 3☉︎ Sun21:17 – 22:07
- 4♀︎ Venus22:07 – 22:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 23:48
- 6☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:20
- 9♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:10
- 10☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:01
- 11♀︎ Venus04:01 – 04:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Sunday, 13 April 2025, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 13h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 10h 06m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:44 to 06:54: 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.