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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 07:53
- 2☽︎ Moon07:53 – 08:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 09:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:37
- 5♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:31
- 6☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:26
- 7♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:16
- 9☽︎ Moon14:16 – 15:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:05 – 17:00
- 12♂︎ Mars17:00 – 17:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:54 – 19:00
- 2♀︎ Venus19:00 – 20:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:05 – 21:10
- 4☽︎ Moon21:10 – 22:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:27
- 7♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:32
- 8☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:37
- 9♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:48
- 11☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:54 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:58 to 07:53: 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.