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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:57 – 07:52
- 2☉︎ Sun07:52 – 08:47
- 3♀︎ Venus08:47 – 09:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:42 – 10:37
- 5☽︎ Moon10:37 – 11:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:26 – 13:21
- 8♂︎ Mars13:21 – 14:16
- 9☉︎ Sun14:16 – 15:11
- 10♀︎ Venus15:11 – 16:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 17:01
- 12☽︎ Moon17:01 – 17:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 19:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 20:06
- 3♂︎ Mars20:06 – 21:11
- 4☉︎ Sun21:11 – 22:16
- 5♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:27
- 7☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:32 – 02:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:42
- 10♂︎ Mars03:42 – 04:48
- 11☉︎ Sun04:48 – 05:53
- 12♀︎ Venus05:53 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:57 to 07:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.