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, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:38
- Sunset
- 20:51
- Next sunrise
- 04:40
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:38 – 06:00
- 2☉︎ Sun06:00 – 07:21
- 3♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 10:03
- 5☽︎ Moon10:03 – 11:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:45 – 14:06
- 8♂︎ Mars14:06 – 15:27
- 9☉︎ Sun15:27 – 16:48
- 10♀︎ Venus16:48 – 18:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:09 – 19:30
- 12☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:51
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:51 – 21:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:09
- 3♂︎ Mars22:09 – 22:48
- 4☉︎ Sun22:48 – 23:28
- 5♀︎ Venus23:28 – 00:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:07 – 00:46
- 7☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:25 – 02:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 02:43
- 10♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:22
- 11☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:01
- 12♀︎ Venus04:01 – 04:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:38 and sets at 20:51: the day lasts 16h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:40, lasts 7h 49m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:38 to 06:00: 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.