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, 2 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 08:36
- 3☽︎ Moon08:36 – 09:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:32
- 6♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:31
- 7☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:30
- 8♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:27
- 10☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:24
- 2☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:26
- 3♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:29
- 5☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:33
- 8♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:34
- 9☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:35
- 10♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:38
- 12☽︎ Moon05:38 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Friday, 2 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 11h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 12h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:39 to 07:37: 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.
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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.