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, 11 May 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:45
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:46 – 06:05
- 2♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:41
- 4☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 11:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:36
- 7♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:54
- 8☉︎ Sun13:54 – 15:12
- 9♀︎ Venus15:12 – 16:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:31 – 17:49
- 11☽︎ Moon17:49 – 19:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:07 – 20:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:07
- 2♂︎ Mars21:07 – 21:49
- 3☉︎ Sun21:49 – 22:30
- 4♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:12 – 23:53
- 6☽︎ Moon23:53 – 00:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 01:58
- 9♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:40
- 10☉︎ Sun02:40 – 03:22
- 11♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 04:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Sunday, 11 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 15h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:45, lasts 8h 19m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:46 to 06:05: 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.