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, 16 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:39
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 04:37
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:39 – 05:58
- 2♀︎ Venus05:58 – 07:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:37
- 4☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 11:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:16 – 12:36
- 7♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:55
- 8☉︎ Sun13:55 – 15:15
- 9♀︎ Venus15:15 – 16:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:34 – 17:54
- 11☽︎ Moon17:54 – 19:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:13 – 20:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:33 – 21:13
- 2♂︎ Mars21:13 – 21:54
- 3☉︎ Sun21:54 – 22:34
- 4♀︎ Venus22:34 – 23:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 23:55
- 6☽︎ Moon23:55 – 00:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 01:56
- 9♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:36
- 10☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:17
- 11♀︎ Venus03:17 – 03:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Sunday, 16 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:39 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 15h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:37, lasts 8h 05m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:39 to 05:58: 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.