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 Wednesday, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:54
- Sunset
- 16:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:54
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:32
- 2☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 10:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:25
- 5♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:03
- 6☉︎ Sun12:03 – 12:41
- 7♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 13:57
- 9☽︎ Moon13:57 – 14:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 15:51
- 12♂︎ Mars15:51 – 16:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:29 – 17:51
- 2♀︎ Venus17:51 – 19:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:35
- 4☽︎ Moon20:35 – 21:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:57 – 23:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 00:41
- 7♂︎ Mars00:41 – 02:03
- 8☉︎ Sun02:03 – 03:25
- 9♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 06:10
- 11☽︎ Moon06:10 – 07:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:54 and sets at 16:29: the day lasts 7h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:54, lasts 16h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:54 to 09:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.