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, 23 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:12
- Sunset
- 21:10
- Next sunrise
- 04:12
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:37
- 2☉︎ Sun05:37 – 07:02
- 3♀︎ Venus07:02 – 08:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:51
- 5☽︎ Moon09:51 – 11:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:41 – 14:06
- 8♂︎ Mars14:06 – 15:31
- 9☉︎ Sun15:31 – 16:56
- 10♀︎ Venus16:56 – 18:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:45
- 12☽︎ Moon19:45 – 21:10
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:10 – 21:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:45 – 22:21
- 3♂︎ Mars22:21 – 22:56
- 4☉︎ Sun22:56 – 23:31
- 5♀︎ Venus23:31 – 00:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:06 – 00:41
- 7☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 01:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:27
- 10♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:02
- 11☉︎ Sun03:02 – 03:37
- 12♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Tuesday, 23 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:12 and sets at 21:10: the day lasts 16h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:12, lasts 7h 02m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:12 to 05:37: 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.