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, 31 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:19
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 04:19
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:19 – 05:42
- 2♀︎ Venus05:42 – 07:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:28
- 4☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 11:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:37
- 7♂︎ Mars12:37 – 14:00
- 8☉︎ Sun14:00 – 15:23
- 9♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:46 – 18:09
- 11☽︎ Moon18:09 – 19:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:32 – 20:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:55 – 21:32
- 2♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:09
- 3☉︎ Sun22:09 – 22:46
- 4♀︎ Venus22:46 – 23:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:00
- 6☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 01:51
- 9♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:28
- 10☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:05
- 11♀︎ Venus03:05 – 03:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Sunday, 31 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:19 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 16h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:19, lasts 7h 24m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:19 to 05:42: 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.