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 Monday, 28 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:34
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:33 – 09:32
- 4♂︎ Mars09:32 – 10:31
- 5☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:30
- 6♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:28
- 8☽︎ Moon13:28 – 14:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:25
- 11♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:24
- 12☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:23
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:23 – 19:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:26
- 3☽︎ Moon20:26 – 21:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:27 – 22:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:29
- 6♂︎ Mars23:29 – 00:30
- 7☉︎ Sun00:30 – 01:31
- 8♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:33
- 10☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:35 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Monday, 28 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 11h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 12h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:35 to 07:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.