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, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:52
- Sunset
- 16:23
- Next sunrise
- 08:52
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:52 – 09:29
- 2☉︎ Sun09:29 – 10:07
- 3♀︎ Venus10:07 – 10:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:22
- 5☽︎ Moon11:22 – 12:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:00 – 12:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:37 – 13:15
- 8♂︎ Mars13:15 – 13:53
- 9☉︎ Sun13:53 – 14:30
- 10♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 15:46
- 12☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:23
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:46 – 19:08
- 3♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:30
- 4☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:53
- 5♀︎ Venus21:53 – 23:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 00:38
- 7☽︎ Moon00:38 – 02:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:00 – 03:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:45
- 10♂︎ Mars04:45 – 06:07
- 11☉︎ Sun06:07 – 07:30
- 12♀︎ Venus07:30 – 08:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:52 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?
Mars, from 08:52 to 09:29: 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.