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 Thursday, 2 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:17
- Sunset
- 21:09
- Next sunrise
- 04:18
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:17 – 05:41
- 2♂︎ Mars05:41 – 07:05
- 3☉︎ Sun07:05 – 08:30
- 4♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:54 – 11:18
- 6☽︎ Moon11:18 – 12:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:43 – 14:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 15:31
- 9♂︎ Mars15:31 – 16:56
- 10☉︎ Sun16:56 – 18:20
- 11♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 21:09
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:09 – 21:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:45 – 22:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:20 – 22:56
- 4♂︎ Mars22:56 – 23:32
- 5☉︎ Sun23:32 – 00:07
- 6♀︎ Venus00:07 – 00:43
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 01:19
- 8☽︎ Moon01:19 – 01:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:55 – 02:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:06
- 11♂︎ Mars03:06 – 03:42
- 12☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Thursday, 2 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:17 and sets at 21:09: the day lasts 16h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:18, lasts 7h 09m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:17 to 05:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.