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, 21 November 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:13
- Sunset
- 16:35
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:13 – 08:55
- 2♀︎ Venus08:55 – 09:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:19
- 4☽︎ Moon10:19 – 11:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 11:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:24
- 7♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:06
- 8☉︎ Sun13:06 – 13:48
- 9♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:12
- 11☽︎ Moon15:12 – 15:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 16:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:54
- 2♂︎ Mars17:54 – 19:12
- 3☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:30
- 4♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 23:07
- 6☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 03:02
- 9♂︎ Mars03:02 – 04:20
- 10☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:39
- 11♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Sunday, 21 November 2027, the Sun rises at 08:13 and sets at 16:35: the day lasts 8h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 15h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:13 to 08:55: 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.