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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:01 – 07:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:55 – 08:49
- 3♂︎ Mars08:49 – 09:43
- 4☉︎ Sun09:43 – 10:38
- 5♀︎ Venus10:38 – 11:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:32 – 12:26
- 7☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:20 – 14:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:14 – 15:08
- 10♂︎ Mars15:08 – 16:02
- 11☉︎ Sun16:02 – 16:56
- 12♀︎ Venus16:56 – 17:50
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:50 – 18:56
- 2☽︎ Moon18:56 – 20:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:02 – 21:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:08 – 22:14
- 5♂︎ Mars22:14 – 23:20
- 6☉︎ Sun23:20 – 00:26
- 7♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:32 – 02:38
- 9☽︎ Moon02:38 – 03:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:44 – 04:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:50 – 05:56
- 12♂︎ Mars05:56 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 10h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 13h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:01 to 07:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.