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 Wednesday, 5 November 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:31
- 2☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 10:50
- 5♂︎ Mars10:50 – 11:36
- 6☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:22
- 7♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 13:55
- 9☽︎ Moon13:55 – 14:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:41 – 15:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:13
- 12♂︎ Mars16:13 – 17:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:00 – 18:13
- 2♀︎ Venus18:13 – 19:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:27 – 20:41
- 4☽︎ Moon20:41 – 21:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:55 – 23:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 00:23
- 7♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:37
- 8☉︎ Sun01:37 – 02:51
- 9♀︎ Venus02:51 – 04:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 05:19
- 11☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:33 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Wednesday, 5 November 2025, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 9h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 14h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:45 to 08:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.