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 Saturday, 2 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:19 – 07:35
- 3♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:50
- 4☉︎ Sun08:50 – 10:06
- 5♀︎ Venus10:06 – 11:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:21 – 12:37
- 7☽︎ Moon12:37 – 13:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:52 – 15:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 16:23
- 10♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:38
- 11☉︎ Sun17:38 – 18:54
- 12♀︎ Venus18:54 – 20:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 20:54
- 2☽︎ Moon20:54 – 21:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:22 – 23:07
- 5♂︎ Mars23:07 – 23:51
- 6☉︎ Sun23:51 – 00:36
- 7♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:04
- 9☽︎ Moon02:04 – 02:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:49 – 03:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:17
- 12♂︎ Mars04:17 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Saturday, 2 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 15h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 8h 52m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:04 to 06:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.