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 Saturday, 11 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:25
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 04:27
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 07:12
- 3♂︎ Mars07:12 – 08:35
- 4☉︎ Sun08:35 – 09:58
- 5♀︎ Venus09:58 – 11:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:21 – 12:44
- 7☽︎ Moon12:44 – 14:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 15:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:30 – 16:53
- 10♂︎ Mars16:53 – 18:17
- 11☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:40
- 12♀︎ Venus19:40 – 21:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 21:40
- 2☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 22:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 23:31
- 5♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:08
- 6☉︎ Sun00:08 – 00:45
- 7♀︎ Venus00:45 – 01:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:22 – 01:59
- 9☽︎ Moon01:59 – 02:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:36 – 03:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:13 – 03:50
- 12♂︎ Mars03:50 – 04:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Saturday, 11 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:25 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 16h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:27, lasts 7h 24m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:25 to 05:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.