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 Tuesday, 2 May 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Sunset
- 20:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:03 – 06:18
- 2☉︎ Sun06:18 – 07:34
- 3♀︎ Venus07:34 – 08:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 10:05
- 5☽︎ Moon10:05 – 11:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:52
- 8♂︎ Mars13:52 – 15:08
- 9☉︎ Sun15:08 – 16:23
- 10♀︎ Venus16:23 – 17:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:39 – 18:55
- 12☽︎ Moon18:55 – 20:10
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:10 – 20:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:54 – 21:39
- 3♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:23
- 4☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:07
- 5♀︎ Venus23:07 – 23:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:51 – 00:36
- 7☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 02:48
- 10♂︎ Mars02:48 – 03:32
- 11☉︎ Sun03:32 – 04:17
- 12♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Tuesday, 2 May 2028, the Sun rises at 05:03 and sets at 20:10: the day lasts 15h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 8h 50m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:03 to 06:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.