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 Thursday, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:45 – 06:55
- 2♂︎ Mars06:55 – 08:06
- 3☉︎ Sun08:06 – 09:16
- 4♀︎ Venus09:16 – 10:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:27 – 11:37
- 6☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:47 – 13:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:58 – 15:08
- 9♂︎ Mars15:08 – 16:19
- 10☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:29
- 11♀︎ Venus17:29 – 18:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:39 – 19:50
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:50 – 20:39
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:39 – 21:29
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:19
- 4♂︎ Mars22:19 – 23:08
- 5☉︎ Sun23:08 – 23:58
- 6♀︎ Venus23:58 – 00:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:48 – 01:38
- 8☽︎ Moon01:38 – 02:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:27 – 03:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:17 – 04:07
- 11♂︎ Mars04:07 – 04:56
- 12☉︎ Sun04:56 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:45 to 06:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.