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, 20 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:47 – 08:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 09:29
- 3♂︎ Mars09:29 – 10:20
- 4☉︎ Sun10:20 – 11:11
- 5♀︎ Venus11:11 – 12:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 12:53
- 7☽︎ Moon12:53 – 13:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 14:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:35 – 15:26
- 10♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:17
- 11☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:08
- 12♀︎ Venus17:08 – 17:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:59 – 19:08
- 2☽︎ Moon19:08 – 20:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:34
- 5♂︎ Mars22:34 – 23:43
- 6☉︎ Sun23:43 – 00:52
- 7♀︎ Venus00:52 – 02:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:01 – 03:10
- 9☽︎ Moon03:10 – 04:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:27 – 06:36
- 12♂︎ Mars06:36 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Saturday, 20 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 13h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:47 to 08:38: 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.