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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:00 – 07:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 08:49
- 3☽︎ Moon08:49 – 09:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:32
- 6♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:26
- 7☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:20
- 8♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:09
- 10☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 16:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 17:52
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:52 – 18:57
- 2☉︎ Sun18:57 – 20:03
- 3♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:15
- 5☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:32
- 8♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:38
- 9☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:44
- 10♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 05:55
- 12☽︎ Moon05:55 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:00 to 07:54: 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.