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, 21 May 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:30
- Sunset
- 20:42
- Next sunrise
- 04:29
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:30 – 05:51
- 2♀︎ Venus05:51 – 07:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:33
- 4☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 11:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 12:36
- 7♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:57
- 8☉︎ Sun13:57 – 15:18
- 9♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:39 – 18:00
- 11☽︎ Moon18:00 – 19:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 21:21
- 2♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:00
- 3☉︎ Sun22:00 – 22:39
- 4♀︎ Venus22:39 – 23:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 23:56
- 6☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 01:53
- 9♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:32
- 10☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:11
- 11♀︎ Venus03:11 – 03:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Sunday, 21 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:30 and sets at 20:42: the day lasts 16h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:29, lasts 7h 47m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:30 to 05:51: 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.