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 Saturday, 24 May 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:27
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 04:26
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:27 – 05:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:48 – 07:10
- 3♂︎ Mars07:10 – 08:32
- 4☉︎ Sun08:32 – 09:53
- 5♀︎ Venus09:53 – 11:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:15 – 12:36
- 7☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 15:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:41
- 10♂︎ Mars16:41 – 18:03
- 11☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:24
- 12♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:46
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:46 – 21:24
- 2☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:02 – 22:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 23:19
- 5♂︎ Mars23:19 – 23:57
- 6☉︎ Sun23:57 – 00:36
- 7♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 01:52
- 9☽︎ Moon01:52 – 02:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:31 – 03:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:09 – 03:47
- 12♂︎ Mars03:47 – 04:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Saturday, 24 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:27 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 16h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:26, lasts 7h 40m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:27 to 05:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.