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 Saturday, 13 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:37 – 08:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:24
- 3♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:17
- 4☉︎ Sun10:17 – 11:10
- 5♀︎ Venus11:10 – 12:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:03 – 12:56
- 7☽︎ Moon12:56 – 13:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:42 – 15:36
- 10♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:29
- 11☉︎ Sun16:29 – 17:22
- 12♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:15
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:15 – 19:22
- 2☽︎ Moon19:22 – 20:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:35 – 22:42
- 5♂︎ Mars22:42 – 23:49
- 6☉︎ Sun23:49 – 00:56
- 7♀︎ Venus00:56 – 02:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:02 – 03:09
- 9☽︎ Moon03:09 – 04:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:23 – 06:29
- 12♂︎ Mars06:29 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Saturday, 13 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 10h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 13h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:37 to 08:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.