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 Friday, 16 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:04 – 07:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:16
- 3☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:36
- 6♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:42
- 7☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:48
- 8♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 16:01
- 10☽︎ Moon16:01 – 17:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:14 – 19:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:14
- 2☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:07
- 3♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 22:54
- 5☽︎ Moon22:54 – 23:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:35
- 8♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:28
- 9☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:22
- 10♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:09
- 12☽︎ Moon05:09 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Friday, 16 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:04 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.