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, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:41
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:40
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:22
- 2☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 10:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:27
- 5♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:09
- 6☉︎ Sun12:09 – 12:50
- 7♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:13
- 9☽︎ Moon14:13 – 14:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:18
- 12♂︎ Mars16:18 – 16:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:59 – 18:18
- 2♀︎ Venus18:18 – 19:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:36 – 20:54
- 4☽︎ Moon20:54 – 22:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:49
- 7♂︎ Mars00:49 – 02:08
- 8☉︎ Sun02:08 – 03:26
- 9♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 06:03
- 11☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:41 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 8h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:40, lasts 15h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:41 to 09:22: 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.