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 Thursday, 7 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:52
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:51
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:52 – 09:31
- 2♂︎ Mars09:31 – 10:09
- 3☉︎ Sun10:09 – 10:48
- 4♀︎ Venus10:48 – 11:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:27 – 12:06
- 6☽︎ Moon12:06 – 12:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:45 – 13:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:24 – 14:03
- 9♂︎ Mars14:03 – 14:42
- 10☉︎ Sun14:42 – 15:21
- 11♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 16:39
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:39 – 18:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 19:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:42
- 4♂︎ Mars20:42 – 22:03
- 5☉︎ Sun22:03 – 23:24
- 6♀︎ Venus23:24 – 00:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:45 – 02:06
- 8☽︎ Moon02:06 – 03:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:27 – 04:48
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 06:09
- 11♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:30
- 12☉︎ Sun07:30 – 08:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Thursday, 7 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:52 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 7h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:51, lasts 16h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:52 to 09:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.