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 Thursday, 17 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:57 – 08:44
- 2♂︎ Mars08:44 – 09:30
- 3☉︎ Sun09:30 – 10:17
- 4♀︎ Venus10:17 – 11:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:04 – 11:51
- 6☽︎ Moon11:51 – 12:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:38 – 13:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:11
- 9♂︎ Mars14:11 – 14:58
- 10☉︎ Sun14:58 – 15:45
- 11♀︎ Venus15:45 – 16:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:32 – 17:19
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:32 – 19:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:45 – 20:58
- 4♂︎ Mars20:58 – 22:12
- 5☉︎ Sun22:12 – 23:25
- 6♀︎ Venus23:25 – 00:38
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:51
- 8☽︎ Moon01:51 – 03:05
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:05 – 04:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:18 – 05:31
- 11♂︎ Mars05:31 – 06:44
- 12☉︎ Sun06:44 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Thursday, 17 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:57 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 9h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 14h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:57 to 08:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.