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 Sunday, 14 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:36 – 08:30
- 2♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:16
- 4☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 12:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 12:56
- 7♂︎ Mars12:56 – 13:50
- 8☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:43
- 9♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:30
- 11☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:23
- 2♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:29
- 3☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:36
- 4♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:49
- 6☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 02:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 03:09
- 9♂︎ Mars03:09 – 04:15
- 10☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:22
- 11♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Sunday, 14 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:36 to 08:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.