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, 4 February 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:47 – 08:39
- 2♂︎ Mars08:39 – 09:30
- 3☉︎ Sun09:30 – 10:22
- 4♀︎ Venus10:22 – 11:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 12:04
- 6☽︎ Moon12:04 – 12:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:56 – 13:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:47 – 14:39
- 9♂︎ Mars14:39 – 15:30
- 10☉︎ Sun15:30 – 16:22
- 11♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:04
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:04 – 19:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:13 – 20:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:21 – 21:30
- 4♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:38
- 5☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:47
- 6♀︎ Venus23:47 – 00:55
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:55 – 02:04
- 8☽︎ Moon02:04 – 03:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:12 – 04:21
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:21 – 05:29
- 11♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:38
- 12☉︎ Sun06:38 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Thursday, 4 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 10h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:47 to 08:39: 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.