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, 5 September 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:55 – 07:02
- 2♀︎ Venus07:02 – 08:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:16
- 4☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:37
- 7♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:44
- 8☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:51
- 9♀︎ Venus14:51 – 15:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 17:06
- 11☽︎ Moon17:06 – 18:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:13 – 19:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:13
- 2♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:06
- 3☉︎ Sun21:06 – 21:59
- 4♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:52 – 23:45
- 6☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:24
- 9♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:17
- 10☉︎ Sun03:17 – 04:10
- 11♀︎ Venus04:10 – 05:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Sunday, 5 September 2027, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 13h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 10h 37m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:55 to 07:02: 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.