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 Monday, 8 May 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:51 – 06:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:09 – 07:26
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:26 – 08:44
- 4♂︎ Mars08:44 – 10:01
- 5☉︎ Sun10:01 – 11:19
- 6♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:53
- 8☽︎ Moon13:53 – 15:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:46
- 11♂︎ Mars17:46 – 19:03
- 12☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:21
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 21:45
- 3☽︎ Moon21:45 – 22:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:10 – 23:53
- 6♂︎ Mars23:53 – 00:35
- 7☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:18
- 8♀︎ Venus01:18 – 02:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:00 – 02:42
- 10☽︎ Moon02:42 – 03:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:07 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Monday, 8 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 20:21: the day lasts 15h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 8h 29m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:51 to 06:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.