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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:54 – 07:03
- 2♀︎ Venus07:03 – 08:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 09:20
- 4☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:46
- 7♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:54
- 8☉︎ Sun13:54 – 15:03
- 9♀︎ Venus15:03 – 16:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:20
- 11☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:29 – 19:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:29
- 2♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:20
- 3☉︎ Sun21:20 – 22:12
- 4♀︎ Venus22:12 – 23:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 23:55
- 6☽︎ Moon23:55 – 00:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:38 – 02:29
- 9♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:21
- 10☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:12
- 11♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:54 to 07:03: 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.