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, 7 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:21
- Sunset
- 21:06
- Next sunrise
- 04:22
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:21 – 05:45
- 2☉︎ Sun05:45 – 07:09
- 3♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:32 – 09:56
- 5☽︎ Moon09:56 – 11:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:20 – 12:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:44 – 14:07
- 8♂︎ Mars14:07 – 15:31
- 9☉︎ Sun15:31 – 16:55
- 10♀︎ Venus16:55 – 18:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:19 – 19:42
- 12☽︎ Moon19:42 – 21:06
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:06 – 21:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:42 – 22:19
- 3♂︎ Mars22:19 – 22:55
- 4☉︎ Sun22:55 – 23:31
- 5♀︎ Venus23:31 – 00:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:08 – 00:44
- 7☽︎ Moon00:44 – 01:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 01:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:33
- 10♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:10
- 11☉︎ Sun03:10 – 03:46
- 12♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:21 and sets at 21:06: the day lasts 16h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:22, lasts 7h 16m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:21 to 05:45: 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.