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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:09 – 06:25
- 2♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:56
- 4☽︎ Moon08:56 – 10:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:44
- 7♂︎ Mars12:44 – 14:00
- 8☉︎ Sun14:00 – 15:16
- 9♀︎ Venus15:16 – 16:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:31 – 17:47
- 11☽︎ Moon17:47 – 19:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:19 – 21:03
- 2♂︎ Mars21:03 – 21:48
- 3☉︎ Sun21:48 – 22:32
- 4♀︎ Venus22:32 – 23:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:16 – 00:00
- 6☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:45 – 01:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:13
- 9♂︎ Mars02:13 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:42
- 11♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 15h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 8h 51m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:09 to 06:25: 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.