Planetary hours
in Bukhara.
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 Monday, 4 August 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:43 – 06:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:54 – 08:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:05 – 09:16
- 4♂︎ Mars09:16 – 10:26
- 5☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:37
- 6♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:58
- 8☽︎ Moon13:58 – 15:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:20
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:30
- 11♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:41
- 12☉︎ Sun18:41 – 19:52
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:52 – 20:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 21:31
- 3☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 23:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 23:59
- 6♂︎ Mars23:59 – 00:48
- 7☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:37
- 8♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:16
- 10☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 04:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:55 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Monday, 4 August 2025, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:43 to 06:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.