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, 28 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:18
- 3☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:37
- 6♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:43
- 7☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:49
- 8♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 16:01
- 10☽︎ Moon16:01 – 17:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:14 – 19:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:14
- 2☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:08
- 3♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 22:55
- 5☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:37
- 8♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:31
- 9☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:25
- 10♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:13
- 12☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:07
Other cities · Uzbekistan
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:06 to 07:12: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.