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, 9 February 2030: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:09
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Samara).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:09 – 08:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 09:44
- 3♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:31
- 4☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:19
- 5♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:06 – 12:53
- 7☽︎ Moon12:53 – 13:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:41 – 14:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:28 – 15:16
- 10♂︎ Mars15:16 – 16:03
- 11☉︎ Sun16:03 – 16:51
- 12♀︎ Venus16:51 – 17:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:38 – 18:50
- 2☽︎ Moon18:50 – 20:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:03 – 21:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:15 – 22:28
- 5♂︎ Mars22:28 – 23:40
- 6☉︎ Sun23:40 – 00:53
- 7♀︎ Venus00:53 – 02:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:05 – 03:17
- 9☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:42 – 06:55
- 12♂︎ Mars06:55 – 08:07
Other cities · Russia
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samara?
On Saturday, 9 February 2030, the Sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 9h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 14h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:09 to 08:56: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.