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, 15 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:47
- Sunset
- 16:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:48
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:47 – 09:25
- 2☉︎ Sun09:25 – 10:03
- 3♀︎ Venus10:03 – 10:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:18
- 5☽︎ Moon11:18 – 11:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:56 – 12:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:12
- 8♂︎ Mars13:12 – 13:50
- 9☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:27
- 10♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 15:43
- 12☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:21
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:43 – 19:05
- 3♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:28
- 4☉︎ Sun20:28 – 21:50
- 5♀︎ Venus21:50 – 23:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:12 – 00:34
- 7☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 03:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:19 – 04:41
- 10♂︎ Mars04:41 – 06:03
- 11☉︎ Sun06:03 – 07:26
- 12♀︎ Venus07:26 – 08:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:47 and sets at 16:21: the day lasts 7h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:48, lasts 16h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:47 to 09:25: 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.