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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 16:24
- Next sunrise
- 08:34
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:33 – 09:12
- 2♂︎ Mars09:12 – 09:51
- 3☉︎ Sun09:51 – 10:31
- 4♀︎ Venus10:31 – 11:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:10 – 11:49
- 6☽︎ Moon11:49 – 12:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:29 – 13:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:08 – 13:47
- 9♂︎ Mars13:47 – 14:26
- 10☉︎ Sun14:26 – 15:06
- 11♀︎ Venus15:06 – 15:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:24
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 19:06
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:27
- 4♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:47
- 5☉︎ Sun21:47 – 23:08
- 6♀︎ Venus23:08 – 00:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:29 – 01:50
- 8☽︎ Moon01:50 – 03:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:11 – 04:32
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:32 – 05:53
- 11♂︎ Mars05:53 – 07:14
- 12☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 16:24: the day lasts 7h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:34, lasts 16h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:33 to 09:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.