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, 26 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:53
- Sunset
- 16:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:53
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:53 – 09:31
- 2♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:08 – 10:46
- 4☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:02 – 12:39
- 7♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:17
- 8☉︎ Sun13:17 – 13:55
- 9♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:10
- 11☽︎ Moon15:10 – 15:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:26 – 17:48
- 2♂︎ Mars17:48 – 19:10
- 3☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:33
- 4♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 23:17
- 6☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 02:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 03:24
- 9♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:46
- 10☉︎ Sun04:46 – 06:09
- 11♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Sunday, 26 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:53 and sets at 16:26: the day lasts 7h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:53, lasts 16h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:53 to 09:31: 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.