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, 28 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:30 – 08:23
- 2♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:11
- 4☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 11:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 12:52
- 7♂︎ Mars12:52 – 13:46
- 8☉︎ Sun13:46 – 14:39
- 9♀︎ Venus14:39 – 15:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:27
- 11☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:21 – 18:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:14 – 19:20
- 2♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:27
- 3☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:33
- 4♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:45
- 6☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 01:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 03:03
- 9♂︎ Mars03:03 – 04:09
- 10☉︎ Sun04:09 – 05:15
- 11♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Sunday, 28 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 13h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:30 to 08:23: 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.