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, 26 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:32
- 2☽︎ Moon06:32 – 07:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:59 – 10:12
- 5♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:26
- 6☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:39
- 7♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 15:06
- 9☽︎ Moon15:06 – 16:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:32 – 18:46
- 12♂︎ Mars18:46 – 19:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:59 – 20:46
- 2♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:19
- 4☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 23:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:39
- 7♂︎ Mars00:39 – 01:25
- 8☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:12
- 9♀︎ Venus02:12 – 02:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 03:45
- 11☽︎ Moon03:45 – 04:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Wednesday, 26 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 9h 20m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:19 to 06:32: 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.