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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 20:34
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 06:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:14 – 07:32
- 3♂︎ Mars07:32 – 08:50
- 4☉︎ Sun08:50 – 10:08
- 5♀︎ Venus10:08 – 11:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:27 – 12:45
- 7☽︎ Moon12:45 – 14:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:03 – 15:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 16:39
- 10♂︎ Mars16:39 – 17:58
- 11☉︎ Sun17:58 – 19:16
- 12♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:34
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:34 – 21:16
- 2☽︎ Moon21:16 – 21:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 22:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:40 – 23:22
- 5♂︎ Mars23:22 – 00:04
- 6☉︎ Sun00:04 – 00:46
- 7♀︎ Venus00:46 – 01:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:27 – 02:09
- 9☽︎ Moon02:09 – 02:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:51 – 03:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:15
- 12♂︎ Mars04:15 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 20:34: the day lasts 15h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 8h 23m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:55 to 06:14: 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.