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, 4 June 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:16
- Sunset
- 21:00
- Next sunrise
- 04:15
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:16 – 05:39
- 2♀︎ Venus05:39 – 07:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:27
- 4☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 11:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:38
- 7♂︎ Mars12:38 – 14:01
- 8☉︎ Sun14:01 – 15:25
- 9♀︎ Venus15:25 – 16:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:49 – 18:12
- 11☽︎ Moon18:12 – 19:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:36 – 21:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 21:36
- 2♂︎ Mars21:36 – 22:12
- 3☉︎ Sun22:12 – 22:48
- 4♀︎ Venus22:48 – 23:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:25 – 00:01
- 6☽︎ Moon00:01 – 00:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 01:50
- 9♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:26
- 10☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:02
- 11♀︎ Venus03:02 – 03:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Sunday, 4 June 2028, the Sun rises at 04:16 and sets at 21:00: the day lasts 16h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:15, lasts 7h 15m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:16 to 05:39: 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.