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, 9 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:23
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 04:24
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:23 – 05:47
- 2♂︎ Mars05:47 – 07:10
- 3☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:34
- 4♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:57 – 11:20
- 6☽︎ Moon11:20 – 12:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:44 – 14:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 15:31
- 9♂︎ Mars15:31 – 16:54
- 10☉︎ Sun16:54 – 18:18
- 11♀︎ Venus18:18 – 19:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 21:04
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:04 – 21:41
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 22:54
- 4♂︎ Mars22:54 – 23:31
- 5☉︎ Sun23:31 – 00:08
- 6♀︎ Venus00:08 – 00:44
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:44 – 01:21
- 8☽︎ Moon01:21 – 01:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:58 – 02:34
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:34 – 03:11
- 11♂︎ Mars03:11 – 03:48
- 12☉︎ Sun03:48 – 04:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Thursday, 9 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:23 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 16h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:24, lasts 7h 20m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:23 to 05:47: 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.