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, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:19
- Sunset
- 21:07
- Next sunrise
- 04:20
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:19 – 05:43
- 2♀︎ Venus05:43 – 07:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:31
- 4☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 11:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 14:07
- 8☉︎ Sun14:07 – 15:31
- 9♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:55 – 18:19
- 11☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:43 – 21:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:07 – 21:43
- 2♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:19
- 3☉︎ Sun22:19 – 22:56
- 4♀︎ Venus22:56 – 23:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:32 – 00:08
- 6☽︎ Moon00:08 – 00:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 01:56
- 9♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:32
- 10☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:08
- 11♀︎ Venus03:08 – 03:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:19 and sets at 21:07: the day lasts 16h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:20, lasts 7h 13m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:19 to 05:43: 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.