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, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:53 – 07:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 08:10
- 3☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:37
- 6♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:46
- 7☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:55
- 8♀︎ Venus13:55 – 15:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 16:13
- 10☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:31
- 2☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:22
- 3♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:04
- 5☽︎ Moon23:04 – 23:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 00:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:38
- 8♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:29
- 9☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:20
- 10♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 05:02
- 12☽︎ Moon05:02 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:53 to 07:02: 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.