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 Monday, 21 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:59 – 08:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:19
- 4♂︎ Mars10:19 – 11:06
- 5☉︎ Sun11:06 – 11:53
- 6♀︎ Venus11:53 – 12:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:27
- 8☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 15:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:00 – 15:47
- 11♂︎ Mars15:47 – 16:34
- 12☉︎ Sun16:34 – 17:20
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:20 – 18:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:34 – 19:47
- 3☽︎ Moon19:47 – 21:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:00 – 22:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:13 – 23:27
- 6♂︎ Mars23:27 – 00:40
- 7☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:53
- 8♀︎ Venus01:53 – 03:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:07 – 04:20
- 10☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:33 – 06:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:46 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Monday, 21 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 9h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 14h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:59 to 08:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.