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, 8 February 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:11 – 08:58
- 2♀︎ Venus08:58 – 09:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 10:32
- 4☽︎ Moon10:32 – 11:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 12:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 12:53
- 7♂︎ Mars12:53 – 13:41
- 8☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:28
- 9♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:02
- 11☽︎ Moon16:02 – 16:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 17:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:49
- 2♂︎ Mars18:49 – 20:02
- 3☉︎ Sun20:02 – 21:14
- 4♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:40
- 6☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 02:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 03:18
- 9♂︎ Mars03:18 – 04:31
- 10☉︎ Sun04:31 – 05:44
- 11♀︎ Venus05:44 – 06:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Sunday, 8 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 9h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 14h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:11 to 08:58: 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.