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, 23 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 08:36
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:37 – 09:20
- 2♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:02 – 10:44
- 4☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 12:51
- 7♂︎ Mars12:51 – 13:33
- 8☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:15
- 9♀︎ Venus14:15 – 14:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 15:40
- 11☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:22
- 2♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:40
- 3☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:57
- 4♀︎ Venus20:57 – 22:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:33
- 6☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 02:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:08 – 03:25
- 9♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:43
- 10☉︎ Sun04:43 – 06:01
- 11♀︎ Venus06:01 – 07:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Sunday, 23 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 8h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 15h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:37 to 09:20: 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.