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 Saturday, 19 June 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 20:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:28 – 07:43
- 3♂︎ Mars07:43 – 08:58
- 4☉︎ Sun08:58 – 10:13
- 5♀︎ Venus10:13 – 11:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:28 – 12:43
- 7☽︎ Moon12:43 – 13:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 15:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 16:28
- 10♂︎ Mars16:28 – 17:43
- 11☉︎ Sun17:43 – 18:58
- 12♀︎ Venus18:58 – 20:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:13 – 20:58
- 2☽︎ Moon20:58 – 21:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:13
- 5♂︎ Mars23:13 – 23:58
- 6☉︎ Sun23:58 – 00:43
- 7♀︎ Venus00:43 – 01:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:28 – 02:13
- 9☽︎ Moon02:13 – 02:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:58 – 03:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:43 – 04:29
- 12♂︎ Mars04:29 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Saturday, 19 June 2027, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 20:13: the day lasts 14h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 9h 01m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:13 to 06:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.