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 Saturday, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 07:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:41 – 08:38
- 3♂︎ Mars08:38 – 09:36
- 4☉︎ Sun09:36 – 10:33
- 5♀︎ Venus10:33 – 11:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:30 – 12:28
- 7☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:25 – 14:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:22 – 15:19
- 10♂︎ Mars15:19 – 16:17
- 11☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:14
- 12♀︎ Venus17:14 – 18:11
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:11 – 19:14
- 2☽︎ Moon19:14 – 20:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:23
- 5♂︎ Mars22:23 – 23:26
- 6☉︎ Sun23:26 – 00:28
- 7♀︎ Venus00:28 – 01:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:34
- 9☽︎ Moon02:34 – 03:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:37 – 04:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:40 – 05:42
- 12♂︎ Mars05:42 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 12h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:44 to 07:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.