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 Tuesday, 5 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 20:15
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:58 – 06:14
- 2☉︎ Sun06:14 – 07:31
- 3♀︎ Venus07:31 – 08:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 10:03
- 5☽︎ Moon10:03 – 11:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:20 – 12:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:53
- 8♂︎ Mars13:53 – 15:09
- 9☉︎ Sun15:09 – 16:25
- 10♀︎ Venus16:25 – 17:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:42 – 18:58
- 12☽︎ Moon18:58 – 20:15
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:15 – 20:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 21:42
- 3♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:25
- 4☉︎ Sun22:25 – 23:08
- 5♀︎ Venus23:08 – 23:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 00:35
- 7☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 02:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 02:46
- 10♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:29
- 11☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:13
- 12♀︎ Venus04:13 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Tuesday, 5 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 20:15: the day lasts 15h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 8h 41m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:58 to 06:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.