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, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 16:35
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 08:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 09:37
- 3♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:19
- 4☉︎ Sun10:19 – 11:01
- 5♀︎ Venus11:01 – 11:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:43 – 12:24
- 7☽︎ Moon12:24 – 13:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:06 – 13:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:48 – 14:30
- 10♂︎ Mars14:30 – 15:12
- 11☉︎ Sun15:12 – 15:53
- 12♀︎ Venus15:53 – 16:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:35 – 17:54
- 2☽︎ Moon17:54 – 19:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:12 – 20:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:30 – 21:49
- 5♂︎ Mars21:49 – 23:07
- 6☉︎ Sun23:07 – 00:25
- 7♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:44 – 03:02
- 9☽︎ Moon03:02 – 04:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:39 – 06:57
- 12♂︎ Mars06:57 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 16:35: the day lasts 8h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 15h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:14 to 08:56: 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.