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, 21 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 20:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:29
- 2♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:44 – 08:59
- 4☽︎ Moon08:59 – 10:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:44
- 7♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:59
- 8☉︎ Sun13:59 – 15:13
- 9♀︎ Venus15:13 – 16:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:43
- 11☽︎ Moon17:43 – 18:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:58 – 20:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:13 – 20:58
- 2♂︎ Mars20:58 – 21:43
- 3☉︎ Sun21:43 – 22:28
- 4♀︎ Venus22:28 – 23:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 23:59
- 6☽︎ Moon23:59 – 00:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:14
- 9♂︎ Mars02:14 – 02:59
- 10☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:44
- 11♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Sunday, 21 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 20:13: the day lasts 14h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 9h 01m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:14 to 06:29: 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.