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 Tuesday, 16 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:56 – 08:45
- 2☉︎ Sun08:45 – 09:35
- 3♀︎ Venus09:35 – 10:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:25 – 11:14
- 5☽︎ Moon11:14 – 12:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:04 – 12:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 13:43
- 8♂︎ Mars13:43 – 14:33
- 9☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:22
- 10♀︎ Venus15:22 – 16:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:02
- 12☽︎ Moon17:02 – 17:51
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 19:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 20:12
- 3♂︎ Mars20:12 – 21:22
- 4☉︎ Sun21:22 – 22:32
- 5♀︎ Venus22:32 – 23:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:52
- 7☽︎ Moon00:52 – 02:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:03 – 03:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:13 – 04:23
- 10♂︎ Mars04:23 – 05:33
- 11☉︎ Sun05:33 – 06:43
- 12♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Tuesday, 16 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:56 to 08:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.