Planetary hours
in Nukus.
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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:04
- 2☽︎ Moon09:04 – 09:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:22
- 5♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:07
- 6☉︎ Sun12:07 – 12:53
- 7♀︎ Venus12:53 – 13:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:25
- 9☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 15:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 16:42
- 12♂︎ Mars16:42 – 17:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:28 – 18:42
- 2♀︎ Venus18:42 – 19:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 21:11
- 4☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:54
- 7♂︎ Mars00:54 – 02:08
- 8☉︎ Sun02:08 – 03:22
- 9♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:51
- 11☽︎ Moon05:51 – 07:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nukus?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 9h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 14h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:18 to 09:04: 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.