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, 21 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 07:04
- 2☽︎ Moon07:04 – 08:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:26
- 5♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:41
- 7♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:56
- 9☽︎ Moon14:56 – 16:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 17:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:18
- 12♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:25 – 20:18
- 2♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:10 – 22:03
- 4☽︎ Moon22:03 – 22:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:55 – 23:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:40
- 7♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:33
- 8☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:25
- 9♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:10
- 11☽︎ Moon04:10 – 05:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Wednesday, 21 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 13h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:56 to 07:04: 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.