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, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 20:44
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:46 – 06:06
- 2♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:45
- 4☽︎ Moon08:45 – 10:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 11:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:45
- 7♂︎ Mars12:45 – 14:05
- 8☉︎ Sun14:05 – 15:25
- 9♀︎ Venus15:25 – 16:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:45 – 18:04
- 11☽︎ Moon18:04 – 19:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:24 – 20:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:44 – 21:24
- 2♂︎ Mars21:24 – 22:05
- 3☉︎ Sun22:05 – 22:45
- 4♀︎ Venus22:45 – 23:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:25 – 00:05
- 6☽︎ Moon00:05 – 00:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:06
- 9♂︎ Mars02:06 – 02:47
- 10☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:27
- 11♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 20:44: the day lasts 15h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 8h 03m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:46 to 06:06: 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.