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 Monday, 21 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:51
- Sunset
- 16:23
- Next sunrise
- 08:52
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:51 – 09:29
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:06
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:06 – 10:44
- 4♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:22
- 5☉︎ Sun11:22 – 11:59
- 6♀︎ Venus11:59 – 12:37
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:15
- 8☽︎ Moon13:15 – 13:52
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:52 – 14:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:30 – 15:07
- 11♂︎ Mars15:07 – 15:45
- 12☉︎ Sun15:45 – 16:23
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:23 – 17:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:45 – 19:08
- 3☽︎ Moon19:08 – 20:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:30 – 21:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:52 – 23:15
- 6♂︎ Mars23:15 – 00:37
- 7☉︎ Sun00:37 – 02:00
- 8♀︎ Venus02:00 – 03:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:44
- 10☽︎ Moon04:44 – 06:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:07 – 07:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:29 – 08:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Monday, 21 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:51 and sets at 16:23: the day lasts 7h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:52, lasts 16h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:51 to 09:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.