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, 28 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:56
- 2☽︎ Moon06:56 – 08:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 09:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 10:22
- 5♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:31
- 6☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:40
- 7♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:57
- 9☽︎ Moon14:57 – 16:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 17:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:24
- 12♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:24
- 2♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:06
- 4☽︎ Moon22:06 – 22:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:39
- 7♂︎ Mars00:39 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:21
- 9♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 04:03
- 11☽︎ Moon04:03 – 04:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Wednesday, 28 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:47 to 06:56: 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.