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, 29 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:54
- Sunset
- 16:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:54
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:54 – 09:31
- 2☉︎ Sun09:31 – 10:09
- 3♀︎ Venus10:09 – 10:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:47 – 11:25
- 5☽︎ Moon11:25 – 12:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:03 – 12:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:41 – 13:19
- 8♂︎ Mars13:19 – 13:57
- 9☉︎ Sun13:57 – 14:35
- 10♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 15:50
- 12☽︎ Moon15:50 – 16:28
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 19:13
- 3♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:35
- 4☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:57
- 5♀︎ Venus21:57 – 23:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:41
- 7☽︎ Moon00:41 – 02:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:03 – 03:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:47
- 10♂︎ Mars04:47 – 06:09
- 11☉︎ Sun06:09 – 07:31
- 12♀︎ Venus07:31 – 08:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:54 and sets at 16:28: the day lasts 7h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:54, lasts 16h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:54 to 09:31: 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.