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, 5 October 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:48 – 07:44
- 2♀︎ Venus07:44 – 08:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:37
- 4☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:27
- 7♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:23
- 8☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:20
- 9♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:13
- 11☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:10
- 2♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:13
- 3☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:17
- 4♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:24
- 6☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:35
- 9♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:39
- 10☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:42
- 11♀︎ Venus04:42 – 05:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Sunday, 5 October 2025, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:48 to 07:44: 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.