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 Friday, 22 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:34 – 07:47
- 3☽︎ Moon07:47 – 09:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:13 – 11:26
- 6♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:39
- 7☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:52
- 8♀︎ Venus13:52 – 15:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 16:17
- 10☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:43 – 19:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:56 – 20:43
- 2☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:30
- 3♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:04
- 5☽︎ Moon23:04 – 23:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:25
- 8♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:13
- 9☉︎ Sun02:13 – 03:00
- 10♀︎ Venus03:00 – 03:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:34
- 12☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Friday, 22 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 14h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 9h 25m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:22 to 06:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.