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 Sunday, 4 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:03
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:03 – 08:50
- 2♀︎ Venus08:50 – 09:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:38 – 10:25
- 4☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:12 – 11:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:59 – 12:47
- 7♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:34
- 8☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:21
- 9♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 15:56
- 11☽︎ Moon15:56 – 16:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:43
- 2♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:56
- 3☉︎ Sun19:56 – 21:09
- 4♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:34
- 6☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 03:12
- 9♂︎ Mars03:12 – 04:25
- 10☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:38
- 11♀︎ Venus05:38 – 06:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 08:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Sunday, 4 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 9h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:03, lasts 14h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:03 to 08:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.