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, 4 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:53
- Sunset
- 16:35
- Next sunrise
- 08:52
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:53 – 09:31
- 2♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:10 – 10:48
- 4☽︎ Moon10:48 – 11:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 12:44
- 7♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:22
- 8☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:01
- 9♀︎ Venus14:01 – 14:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:18
- 11☽︎ Moon15:18 – 15:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 16:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:57
- 2♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:18
- 3☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:39
- 4♀︎ Venus20:39 – 22:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 23:22
- 6☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 02:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 03:27
- 9♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:48
- 10☉︎ Sun04:48 – 06:10
- 11♀︎ Venus06:10 – 07:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Sunday, 4 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:53 and sets at 16:35: the day lasts 7h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:52, lasts 16h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:53 to 09:31: 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.