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, 7 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:51
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:51
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:51 – 09:30
- 2☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 10:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:27
- 5♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:06
- 6☉︎ Sun12:06 – 12:45
- 7♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:03
- 9☽︎ Moon14:03 – 14:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 16:00
- 12♂︎ Mars16:00 – 16:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:39 – 18:00
- 2♀︎ Venus18:00 – 19:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:21 – 20:42
- 4☽︎ Moon20:42 – 22:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 23:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:45
- 7♂︎ Mars00:45 – 02:06
- 8☉︎ Sun02:06 – 03:27
- 9♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 06:09
- 11☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:30 – 08:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Wednesday, 7 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:51 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 7h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:51, lasts 16h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:51 to 09:30: 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.