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 Tuesday, 1 February 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:50 – 08:41
- 2☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:32
- 3♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:14
- 5☽︎ Moon11:14 – 12:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:05 – 12:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:55 – 13:46
- 8♂︎ Mars13:46 – 14:37
- 9☉︎ Sun14:37 – 15:28
- 10♀︎ Venus15:28 – 16:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:10
- 12☽︎ Moon17:10 – 18:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 19:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:10 – 20:19
- 3♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:28
- 4☉︎ Sun21:28 – 22:37
- 5♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:46 – 00:55
- 7☽︎ Moon00:55 – 02:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:04 – 03:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:13 – 04:22
- 10♂︎ Mars04:22 – 05:31
- 11☉︎ Sun05:31 – 06:40
- 12♀︎ Venus06:40 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukhara?
On Tuesday, 1 February 2028, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:50 to 08:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.