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, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:27
- Sunset
- 21:02
- Next sunrise
- 04:28
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:27 – 05:50
- 2♀︎ Venus05:50 – 07:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:13 – 08:35
- 4☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 11:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:44
- 7♂︎ Mars12:44 – 14:07
- 8☉︎ Sun14:07 – 15:30
- 9♀︎ Venus15:30 – 16:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:53 – 18:16
- 11☽︎ Moon18:16 – 19:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:39 – 21:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 21:39
- 2♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:16
- 3☉︎ Sun22:16 – 22:53
- 4♀︎ Venus22:53 – 23:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:08
- 6☽︎ Moon00:08 – 00:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:45 – 01:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 01:59
- 9♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:36
- 10☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:13
- 11♀︎ Venus03:13 – 03:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 04:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:27 and sets at 21:02: the day lasts 16h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:28, lasts 7h 26m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:27 to 05:50: 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.