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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:57 – 06:15
- 2♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:33 – 08:51
- 4☽︎ Moon08:51 – 10:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:45
- 7♂︎ Mars12:45 – 14:03
- 8☉︎ Sun14:03 – 15:21
- 9♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:38 – 17:56
- 11☽︎ Moon17:56 – 19:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:32 – 21:14
- 2♂︎ Mars21:14 – 21:57
- 3☉︎ Sun21:57 – 22:39
- 4♀︎ Venus22:39 – 23:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 00:03
- 6☽︎ Moon00:03 – 00:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:10
- 9♂︎ Mars02:10 – 02:52
- 10☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:34
- 11♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 15h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 8h 26m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:57 to 06:15: 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.