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, 30 May 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:20
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 04:19
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:20 – 05:43
- 2☉︎ Sun05:43 – 07:06
- 3♀︎ Venus07:06 – 08:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:51
- 5☽︎ Moon09:51 – 11:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:14 – 12:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:37 – 14:00
- 8♂︎ Mars14:00 – 15:23
- 9☉︎ Sun15:23 – 16:45
- 10♀︎ Venus16:45 – 18:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:08 – 19:31
- 12☽︎ Moon19:31 – 20:54
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:54 – 21:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:08
- 3♂︎ Mars22:08 – 22:45
- 4☉︎ Sun22:45 – 23:22
- 5♀︎ Venus23:22 – 23:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:59 – 00:36
- 7☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 01:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 02:28
- 10♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:05
- 11☉︎ Sun03:05 – 03:42
- 12♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Tuesday, 30 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:20 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 16h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:19, lasts 7h 25m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:20 to 05:43: 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.