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 Wednesday, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:18
- 2☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 09:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 10:45
- 5♂︎ Mars10:45 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:22
- 7♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:00
- 9☽︎ Moon14:00 – 14:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:27
- 12♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:15 – 18:27
- 2♀︎ Venus18:27 – 19:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:38 – 20:49
- 4☽︎ Moon20:49 – 22:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 23:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:23
- 7♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:35
- 8☉︎ Sun01:35 – 02:46
- 9♀︎ Venus02:46 – 03:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 05:09
- 11☽︎ Moon05:09 – 06:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:20 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 9h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 14h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:29 to 08:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.