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 Wednesday, 6 December 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 16:22
- Next sunrise
- 08:39
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:16
- 2☽︎ Moon09:16 – 09:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 10:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:13
- 5♂︎ Mars11:13 – 11:51
- 6☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:30
- 7♀︎ Venus12:30 – 13:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 13:47
- 9☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 15:44
- 12♂︎ Mars15:44 – 16:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:22 – 17:44
- 2♀︎ Venus17:44 – 19:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:05 – 20:26
- 4☽︎ Moon20:26 – 21:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:48 – 23:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:52
- 8☉︎ Sun01:52 – 03:13
- 9♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:56
- 11☽︎ Moon05:56 – 07:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:18 – 08:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Wednesday, 6 December 2028, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 16:22: the day lasts 7h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:39, lasts 16h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:38 to 09:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.