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 Saturday, 3 February 2029: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:19
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 09:51
- 3♂︎ Mars09:51 – 10:36
- 4☉︎ Sun10:36 – 11:22
- 5♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 12:53
- 7☽︎ Moon12:53 – 13:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:39 – 14:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:24 – 15:10
- 10♂︎ Mars15:10 – 15:56
- 11☉︎ Sun15:56 – 16:41
- 12♀︎ Venus16:41 – 17:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:27 – 18:41
- 2☽︎ Moon18:41 – 19:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:55 – 21:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:09 – 22:24
- 5♂︎ Mars22:24 – 23:38
- 6☉︎ Sun23:38 – 00:52
- 7♀︎ Venus00:52 – 02:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:06 – 03:21
- 9☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:35 – 05:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 07:03
- 12♂︎ Mars07:03 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Saturday, 3 February 2029, the Sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 9h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 14h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:19 to 09:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.