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 January 2029: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:26 – 09:11
- 2☉︎ Sun09:11 – 09:55
- 3♀︎ Venus09:55 – 10:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:39 – 11:24
- 5☽︎ Moon11:24 – 12:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:08 – 12:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 13:37
- 8♂︎ Mars13:37 – 14:21
- 9☉︎ Sun14:21 – 15:06
- 10♀︎ Venus15:06 – 15:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 16:35
- 12☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:19
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:34 – 19:50
- 3♂︎ Mars19:50 – 21:05
- 4☉︎ Sun21:05 – 22:21
- 5♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:52
- 7☽︎ Moon00:52 – 02:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 03:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:23 – 04:38
- 10♂︎ Mars04:38 – 05:54
- 11☉︎ Sun05:54 – 07:09
- 12♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Tuesday, 30 January 2029, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 8h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:26 to 09:11: 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.