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, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:16
- 2☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:36
- 6☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:41
- 7♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 14:51
- 9☽︎ Moon14:51 – 15:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 17:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:07
- 12♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:07
- 2♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 21:57
- 4☽︎ Moon21:57 – 22:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 23:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:42
- 7♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:37
- 8☉︎ Sun01:37 – 02:32
- 9♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:21
- 11☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:16 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 13h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 10h 59m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:10 to 07:16: 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.