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, 25 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:55
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:56 – 08:46
- 2♀︎ Venus08:46 – 09:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:25
- 4☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 12:54
- 7♂︎ Mars12:54 – 13:44
- 8☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:34
- 9♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:13
- 11☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 17:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:53 – 19:03
- 2♂︎ Mars19:03 – 20:13
- 3☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:23
- 4♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:44
- 6☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 02:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 03:14
- 9♂︎ Mars03:14 – 04:24
- 10☉︎ Sun04:24 – 05:35
- 11♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 07:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Sunday, 25 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:55, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:56 to 08:46: 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.