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, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:33
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 04:31
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:53
- 2☽︎ Moon05:53 – 07:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:14 – 08:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:55
- 5♂︎ Mars09:55 – 11:15
- 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:36
- 7♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 15:17
- 9☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 19:19
- 12♂︎ Mars19:19 – 20:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:19
- 2♀︎ Venus21:19 – 21:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 22:37
- 4☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:35
- 7♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 01:54
- 9♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:13
- 11☽︎ Moon03:13 – 03:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:52 – 04:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:33 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 16h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:31, lasts 7h 52m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:33 to 05:53: 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.