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, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:02 – 06:18
- 2♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:33 – 08:49
- 4☽︎ Moon08:49 – 10:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 11:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:36
- 7♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:52
- 8☉︎ Sun13:52 – 15:08
- 9♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:24 – 17:40
- 11☽︎ Moon17:40 – 18:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:55 – 20:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 20:55
- 2♂︎ Mars20:55 – 21:39
- 3☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:23
- 4♀︎ Venus22:23 – 23:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 23:51
- 6☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:04
- 9♂︎ Mars02:04 – 02:48
- 10☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:32
- 11♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 15h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 8h 49m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:02 to 06:18: 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.