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 Wednesday, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:22
- Sunset
- 21:05
- Next sunrise
- 04:23
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:46
- 2☽︎ Moon05:46 – 07:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:33 – 09:57
- 5♂︎ Mars09:57 – 11:20
- 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 14:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:31
- 9☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 18:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:42
- 12♂︎ Mars19:42 – 21:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:05 – 21:42
- 2♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 22:55
- 4☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 00:44
- 7♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:21
- 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 03:10
- 11☽︎ Moon03:10 – 03:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:47 – 04:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:22 and sets at 21:05: the day lasts 16h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:23, lasts 7h 18m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:22 to 05:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.