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 Sunday, 25 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:51 – 06:59
- 2♀︎ Venus06:59 – 08:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:15
- 4☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:40
- 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:48
- 8☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:57
- 9♀︎ Venus14:57 – 16:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 17:13
- 11☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:21 – 19:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:21
- 2♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:13
- 3☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:05
- 4♀︎ Venus22:05 – 22:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:48
- 6☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:23
- 9♂︎ Mars02:23 – 03:14
- 10☉︎ Sun03:14 – 04:06
- 11♀︎ Venus04:06 – 04:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Sunday, 25 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 13h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:51 to 06:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.