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, 14 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:29
- Sunset
- 21:00
- Next sunrise
- 04:30
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:29 – 05:52
- 2☉︎ Sun05:52 – 07:14
- 3♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:59
- 5☽︎ Moon09:59 – 11:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:44 – 14:07
- 8♂︎ Mars14:07 – 15:30
- 9☉︎ Sun15:30 – 16:52
- 10♀︎ Venus16:52 – 18:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:15 – 19:37
- 12☽︎ Moon19:37 – 21:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:00 – 21:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:37 – 22:15
- 3♂︎ Mars22:15 – 22:52
- 4☉︎ Sun22:52 – 23:30
- 5♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:08 – 00:45
- 7☽︎ Moon00:45 – 01:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 02:38
- 10♂︎ Mars02:38 – 03:15
- 11☉︎ Sun03:15 – 03:53
- 12♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Tuesday, 14 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:29 and sets at 21:00: the day lasts 16h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:30, lasts 7h 30m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:29 to 05:52: 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.