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 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:35
- Sunset
- 16:23
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:35 – 09:14
- 2♀︎ Venus09:14 – 09:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:53 – 10:32
- 4☽︎ Moon10:32 – 11:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 11:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:29
- 7♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:08
- 8☉︎ Sun13:08 – 13:47
- 9♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:05
- 11☽︎ Moon15:05 – 15:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:44
- 2♂︎ Mars17:44 – 19:05
- 3☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:26
- 4♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 23:09
- 6☽︎ Moon23:09 – 00:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 03:12
- 9♂︎ Mars03:12 – 04:33
- 10☉︎ Sun04:33 – 05:54
- 11♀︎ Venus05:54 – 07:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Sunday, 5 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 16:23: the day lasts 7h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 16h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:35 to 09:14: 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.