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 Wednesday, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 08:44
- 2☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:15
- 5♂︎ Mars11:15 – 12:05
- 6☉︎ Sun12:05 – 12:55
- 7♀︎ Venus12:55 – 13:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:35
- 9☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:05
- 12♂︎ Mars17:05 – 17:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:55 – 19:05
- 2♀︎ Venus19:05 – 20:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:15 – 21:25
- 4☽︎ Moon21:25 – 22:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:54
- 7♂︎ Mars00:54 – 02:04
- 8☉︎ Sun02:04 – 03:14
- 9♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:24 – 05:34
- 11☽︎ Moon05:34 – 06:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 10h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 13h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:54 to 08:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.