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 Tuesday, 25 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:03 – 07:10
- 2☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:16
- 3♀︎ Venus08:16 – 09:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:30
- 5☽︎ Moon10:30 – 11:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:37 – 12:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:44 – 13:50
- 8♂︎ Mars13:50 – 14:57
- 9☉︎ Sun14:57 – 16:04
- 10♀︎ Venus16:04 – 17:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:11 – 18:17
- 12☽︎ Moon18:17 – 19:24
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:24 – 20:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:18 – 21:11
- 3♂︎ Mars21:11 – 22:04
- 4☉︎ Sun22:04 – 22:57
- 5♀︎ Venus22:57 – 23:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:51 – 00:44
- 7☽︎ Moon00:44 – 01:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:37 – 02:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:24
- 10♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:17
- 11☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:11
- 12♀︎ Venus05:11 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:03 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.