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, 17 July 2029: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:33
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 04:35
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:33 – 05:55
- 2☉︎ Sun05:55 – 07:17
- 3♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 10:01
- 5☽︎ Moon10:01 – 11:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:23 – 12:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:45 – 14:07
- 8♂︎ Mars14:07 – 15:29
- 9☉︎ Sun15:29 – 16:50
- 10♀︎ Venus16:50 – 18:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:12 – 19:34
- 12☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:56 – 21:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:34 – 22:13
- 3♂︎ Mars22:13 – 22:51
- 4☉︎ Sun22:51 – 23:29
- 5♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:07 – 00:45
- 7☽︎ Moon00:45 – 01:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:24 – 02:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 02:40
- 10♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:18
- 11☉︎ Sun03:18 – 03:56
- 12♀︎ Venus03:56 – 04:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Tuesday, 17 July 2029, the Sun rises at 04:33 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 16h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:35, lasts 7h 39m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:33 to 05:55: 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.