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 Sunday, 13 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:21 – 07:23
- 2♀︎ Venus07:23 – 08:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:29
- 4☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:37
- 7♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:40
- 8☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:43
- 9♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:49
- 11☽︎ Moon16:49 – 17:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 18:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 19:51
- 2♂︎ Mars19:51 – 20:49
- 3☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:46
- 4♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:41
- 6☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:32
- 9♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:30
- 10☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:27
- 11♀︎ Venus04:27 – 05:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Sunday, 13 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 12h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 11h 27m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:21 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.