Planetary hours
in Samarkand.
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, 18 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:50 – 08:38
- 2♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:16
- 4☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 11:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:53 – 12:42
- 7♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:31
- 8☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:20
- 9♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 15:57
- 11☽︎ Moon15:57 – 16:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:35 – 18:46
- 2♂︎ Mars18:46 – 19:57
- 3☉︎ Sun19:57 – 21:08
- 4♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:31
- 6☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 03:04
- 9♂︎ Mars03:04 – 04:15
- 10☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:27
- 11♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samarkand?
On Sunday, 18 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 9h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 14h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:50 to 08:38: 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.