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, 23 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:54 – 07:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:09
- 3☽︎ Moon08:09 – 09:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:33
- 6♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:41
- 7☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:48
- 8♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 16:04
- 10☽︎ Moon16:04 – 17:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:20
- 2☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:12
- 3♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 22:56
- 5☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:32
- 8♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:24
- 9☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:16
- 10♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:00
- 12☽︎ Moon05:00 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Friday, 23 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 13h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:54 to 07:01: 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.