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, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:10
- 2☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 09:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:30
- 5♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:37
- 6☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:43
- 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:56
- 9☽︎ Moon14:56 – 16:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 17:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:10 – 18:16
- 12♂︎ Mars18:16 – 19:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:16
- 2♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:10 – 22:03
- 4☽︎ Moon22:03 – 22:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:44
- 7♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:37
- 8☉︎ Sun01:37 – 02:31
- 9♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:18
- 11☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:04 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 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.