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 Saturday, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:51
- Sunset
- 16:42
- Next sunrise
- 08:50
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 09:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:30 – 10:09
- 3♂︎ Mars10:09 – 10:48
- 4☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:28
- 5♀︎ Venus11:28 – 12:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 12:46
- 7☽︎ Moon12:46 – 13:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:25 – 14:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:05 – 14:44
- 10♂︎ Mars14:44 – 15:23
- 11☉︎ Sun15:23 – 16:02
- 12♀︎ Venus16:02 – 16:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:42 – 18:02
- 2☽︎ Moon18:02 – 19:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:23 – 20:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:44 – 22:04
- 5♂︎ Mars22:04 – 23:25
- 6☉︎ Sun23:25 – 00:46
- 7♀︎ Venus00:46 – 02:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:06 – 03:27
- 9☽︎ Moon03:27 – 04:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 06:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:09 – 07:29
- 12♂︎ Mars07:29 – 08:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:51 and sets at 16:42: the day lasts 7h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:50, lasts 16h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:51 to 09:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.