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 Thursday, 3 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:52 – 06:59
- 2♂︎ Mars06:59 – 08:07
- 3☉︎ Sun08:07 – 09:15
- 4♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:22 – 11:30
- 6☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:38 – 13:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:45 – 14:53
- 9♂︎ Mars14:53 – 16:01
- 10☉︎ Sun16:01 – 17:09
- 11♀︎ Venus17:09 – 18:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:16 – 19:24
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:24 – 20:16
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:16 – 21:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:09 – 22:01
- 4♂︎ Mars22:01 – 22:54
- 5☉︎ Sun22:54 – 23:46
- 6♀︎ Venus23:46 – 00:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:39 – 01:31
- 8☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:24 – 03:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:16 – 04:08
- 11♂︎ Mars04:08 – 05:01
- 12☉︎ Sun05:01 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Thursday, 3 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:52 to 06:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.