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, 7 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:22
- 2☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:35
- 5♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:40
- 6☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 14:53
- 9☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 17:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:07
- 12♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:07
- 2♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 21:58
- 4☽︎ Moon21:58 – 22:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:44
- 7♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:39
- 8☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:34
- 9♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:25
- 11☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Wednesday, 7 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:17 to 07:22: 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.