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, 4 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:53
- Sunset
- 16:35
- Next sunrise
- 08:52
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:53 – 09:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:10 – 10:48
- 4♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:27
- 5☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:05
- 6♀︎ Venus12:05 – 12:44
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:44 – 13:22
- 8☽︎ Moon13:22 – 14:01
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:01 – 14:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:18
- 11♂︎ Mars15:18 – 15:56
- 12☉︎ Sun15:56 – 16:35
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:35 – 17:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:56 – 19:18
- 3☽︎ Moon19:18 – 20:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:39 – 22:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:01 – 23:22
- 6♂︎ Mars23:22 – 00:44
- 7☉︎ Sun00:44 – 02:05
- 8♀︎ Venus02:05 – 03:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:48
- 10☽︎ Moon04:48 – 06:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:10 – 07:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:31 – 08:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Monday, 4 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:53 and sets at 16:35: the day lasts 7h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:52, lasts 16h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:53 to 09:31: 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.