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 Wednesday, 7 July 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:21
- Sunset
- 21:06
- Next sunrise
- 04:22
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:45
- 2☽︎ Moon05:45 – 07:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:32 – 09:56
- 5♂︎ Mars09:56 – 11:20
- 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 14:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:31
- 9☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:55 – 18:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:42
- 12♂︎ Mars19:42 – 21:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:06 – 21:42
- 2♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 22:55
- 4☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 00:44
- 7♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:20
- 8☉︎ Sun01:20 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:09
- 11☽︎ Moon03:09 – 03:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:46 – 04:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Wednesday, 7 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:21 and sets at 21:06: the day lasts 16h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:22, lasts 7h 16m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:21 to 05:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.