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 Friday, 5 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:03 – 09:49
- 3☽︎ Moon09:49 – 10:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:07
- 6♂︎ Mars12:07 – 12:53
- 7☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:39
- 8♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:11
- 10☽︎ Moon15:11 – 15:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 16:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:43
- 2☉︎ Sun18:43 – 19:57
- 3♀︎ Venus19:57 – 21:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 22:25
- 5☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 02:06
- 8♂︎ Mars02:06 – 03:20
- 9☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:34
- 10♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 07:01
- 12☽︎ Moon07:01 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Friday, 5 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 9h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 14h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:17 to 09:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.