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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 16:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:30 – 09:10
- 2☉︎ Sun09:10 – 09:49
- 3♀︎ Venus09:49 – 10:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:29 – 11:09
- 5☽︎ Moon11:09 – 11:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:07
- 8♂︎ Mars13:07 – 13:47
- 9☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:27
- 10♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 15:46
- 12☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:46 – 19:06
- 3♂︎ Mars19:06 – 20:27
- 4☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:47
- 5♀︎ Venus21:47 – 23:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 00:28
- 7☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:49 – 03:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:09 – 04:30
- 10♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:51
- 11☉︎ Sun05:51 – 07:11
- 12♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 16:25: the day lasts 7h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 16h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:30 to 09:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.