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, 30 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:16
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:31
- 2♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:44 – 08:58
- 4☽︎ Moon08:58 – 10:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:39
- 7♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:53
- 8☉︎ Sun13:53 – 15:07
- 9♀︎ Venus15:07 – 16:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:35
- 11☽︎ Moon17:35 – 18:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:48 – 20:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:02 – 20:48
- 2♂︎ Mars20:48 – 21:34
- 3☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:21
- 4♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 23:53
- 6☽︎ Moon23:53 – 00:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:12
- 9♂︎ Mars02:12 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:44
- 11♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Sunday, 30 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 14h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:16, lasts 9h 14m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:17 to 06:31: 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.