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 Monday, 8 December 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:40
- Sunset
- 16:22
- Next sunrise
- 08:41
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 09:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 10:35
- 4♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:14
- 5☉︎ Sun11:14 – 11:52
- 6♀︎ Venus11:52 – 12:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:31 – 13:09
- 8☽︎ Moon13:09 – 13:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:48 – 14:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:26 – 15:05
- 11♂︎ Mars15:05 – 15:43
- 12☉︎ Sun15:43 – 16:22
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:43 – 19:05
- 3☽︎ Moon19:05 – 20:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:26 – 21:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:48 – 23:10
- 6♂︎ Mars23:10 – 00:31
- 7☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:53
- 8♀︎ Venus01:53 – 03:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 04:36
- 10☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 07:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:19 – 08:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Monday, 8 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:40 and sets at 16:22: the day lasts 7h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:41, lasts 16h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:40 to 09:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.