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, 14 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:46
- Sunset
- 16:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:47
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:46 – 09:24
- 2♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:02 – 10:40
- 4☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 11:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 12:34
- 7♂︎ Mars12:34 – 13:11
- 8☉︎ Sun13:11 – 13:49
- 9♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:05
- 11☽︎ Moon15:05 – 15:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:43
- 2♂︎ Mars17:43 – 19:05
- 3☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:27
- 4♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 23:12
- 6☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:56 – 03:18
- 9♂︎ Mars03:18 – 04:41
- 10☉︎ Sun04:41 – 06:03
- 11♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Sunday, 14 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:46 and sets at 16:21: the day lasts 7h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:47, lasts 16h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:46 to 09:24: 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.