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, 30 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:44 – 06:53
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 08:03
- 3☽︎ Moon08:03 – 09:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:30
- 6♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:39
- 7☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:49
- 8♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 16:07
- 10☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:25
- 2☉︎ Sun20:25 – 21:16
- 3♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 22:57
- 5☽︎ Moon22:57 – 23:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:29
- 8♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:20
- 9☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:11
- 10♀︎ Venus03:11 – 04:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 04:52
- 12☽︎ Moon04:52 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Friday, 30 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:44 to 06:53: 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.