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, 20 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:21 – 07:23
- 2♀︎ Venus07:23 – 08:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:26
- 4☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:32
- 7♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:34
- 8☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:36
- 9♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:37 – 16:39
- 11☽︎ Moon16:39 – 17:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:41 – 18:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:43 – 19:41
- 2♂︎ Mars19:41 – 20:39
- 3☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:38
- 4♀︎ Venus21:38 – 22:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:34
- 6☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:29
- 9♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:28
- 10☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:26
- 11♀︎ Venus04:26 – 05:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Sunday, 20 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:21 to 07:23: 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.