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, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:46 – 06:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:06
- 3☽︎ Moon08:06 – 09:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:37
- 6♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:47
- 7☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:57
- 8♀︎ Venus13:57 – 15:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:18
- 10☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:38
- 2☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:28
- 3♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:08
- 5☽︎ Moon23:08 – 23:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 00:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:38
- 8♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:27
- 9☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:17
- 10♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 04:57
- 12☽︎ Moon04:57 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:46 to 06:56: 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.