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, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:00 – 06:18
- 2☉︎ Sun06:18 – 07:35
- 3♀︎ Venus07:35 – 08:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 10:10
- 5☽︎ Moon10:10 – 11:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:45 – 14:02
- 8♂︎ Mars14:02 – 15:19
- 9☉︎ Sun15:19 – 16:37
- 10♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:54 – 19:11
- 12☽︎ Moon19:11 – 20:29
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:11 – 21:54
- 3♂︎ Mars21:54 – 22:37
- 4☉︎ Sun22:37 – 23:20
- 5♀︎ Venus23:20 – 00:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 00:45
- 7☽︎ Moon00:45 – 01:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:28 – 02:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 02:54
- 10♂︎ Mars02:54 – 03:36
- 11☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:19
- 12♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 15h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 8h 33m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:00 to 06:18: 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.