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 Friday, 2 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:42 – 07:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:37
- 3☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:30
- 6♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:28
- 7☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:25
- 8♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:21
- 10☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:16
- 2☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:19
- 3♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:24
- 5☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:31
- 8♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:34
- 9☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:36
- 10♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:39 – 05:41
- 12☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Friday, 2 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 11h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:42 to 07:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.