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 Sunday, 10 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:50
- Sunset
- 16:43
- Next sunrise
- 08:49
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:50 – 09:29
- 2♀︎ Venus09:29 – 10:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 10:48
- 4☽︎ Moon10:48 – 11:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:28 – 12:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 12:46
- 7♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:26
- 8☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:05
- 9♀︎ Venus14:05 – 14:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 15:24
- 11☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 16:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:43 – 18:04
- 2♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:24
- 3☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:45
- 4♀︎ Venus20:45 – 22:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 23:26
- 6☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 02:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 03:27
- 9♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:48
- 10☉︎ Sun04:48 – 06:08
- 11♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Sunday, 10 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:50 and sets at 16:43: the day lasts 7h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:49, lasts 16h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:50 to 09:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.