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, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:45 – 06:54
- 2♀︎ Venus06:54 – 08:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 09:12
- 4☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:39
- 7♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:48
- 8☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:57
- 9♀︎ Venus14:57 – 16:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 17:15
- 11☽︎ Moon17:15 – 18:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:24 – 19:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:33 – 20:24
- 2♂︎ Mars20:24 – 21:15
- 3☉︎ Sun21:15 – 22:07
- 4♀︎ Venus22:07 – 22:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 23:49
- 6☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:22
- 9♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:13
- 10☉︎ Sun03:13 – 04:04
- 11♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:45 to 06:54: 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.