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 Tuesday, 16 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:34 – 08:27
- 2☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:21
- 3♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:15 – 11:09
- 5☽︎ Moon11:09 – 12:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:02 – 12:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:56 – 13:50
- 8♂︎ Mars13:50 – 14:44
- 9☉︎ Sun14:44 – 15:37
- 10♀︎ Venus15:37 – 16:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:31 – 17:25
- 12☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:19
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:31
- 3♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:37
- 4☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:43
- 5♀︎ Venus22:43 – 23:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 00:55
- 7☽︎ Moon00:55 – 02:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:02 – 03:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:08 – 04:14
- 10♂︎ Mars04:14 – 05:20
- 11☉︎ Sun05:20 – 06:26
- 12♀︎ Venus06:26 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Tuesday, 16 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 13h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:34 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.