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, 16 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:11
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 04:11
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:11 – 05:36
- 2☉︎ Sun05:36 – 07:01
- 3♀︎ Venus07:01 – 08:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:50
- 5☽︎ Moon09:50 – 11:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:40 – 14:05
- 8♂︎ Mars14:05 – 15:29
- 9☉︎ Sun15:29 – 16:54
- 10♀︎ Venus16:54 – 18:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:19 – 19:44
- 12☽︎ Moon19:44 – 21:08
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 21:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:44 – 22:19
- 3♂︎ Mars22:19 – 22:54
- 4☉︎ Sun22:54 – 23:29
- 5♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 00:40
- 7☽︎ Moon00:40 – 01:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:15 – 01:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:25
- 10♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:01
- 11☉︎ Sun03:01 – 03:36
- 12♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Tuesday, 16 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:11 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 16h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:11, lasts 7h 03m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:11 to 05:36: 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.