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 Wednesday, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 07:05
- 2☽︎ Moon07:05 – 08:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:29
- 5♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:37
- 6☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:45
- 7♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 15:01
- 9☽︎ Moon15:01 – 16:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 17:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:25
- 12♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:25
- 2♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:09
- 4☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 23:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:46
- 7♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:38
- 8☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:14
- 11☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:57 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.