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, 7 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:03
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:03 – 08:51
- 2♂︎ Mars08:51 – 09:38
- 3☉︎ Sun09:38 – 10:26
- 4♀︎ Venus10:26 – 11:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 12:00
- 6☽︎ Moon12:00 – 12:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 13:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:35 – 14:23
- 9♂︎ Mars14:23 – 15:10
- 10☉︎ Sun15:10 – 15:58
- 11♀︎ Venus15:58 – 16:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:45 – 17:33
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:33 – 18:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:45 – 19:58
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:58 – 21:10
- 4♂︎ Mars21:10 – 22:23
- 5☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:35
- 6♀︎ Venus23:35 – 00:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:48 – 02:00
- 8☽︎ Moon02:00 – 03:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:13 – 04:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:25 – 05:38
- 11♂︎ Mars05:38 – 06:50
- 12☉︎ Sun06:50 – 08:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Thursday, 7 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:03, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:03 to 08:51: 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.