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 Wednesday, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 20:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:22
- 2☽︎ Moon06:22 – 07:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:37 – 08:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 10:06
- 5♂︎ Mars10:06 – 11:21
- 6☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:35
- 7♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 15:05
- 9☽︎ Moon15:05 – 16:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:49
- 12♂︎ Mars18:49 – 20:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:03 – 20:49
- 2♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:20
- 4☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 23:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:36
- 7♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:21
- 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:06
- 9♀︎ Venus02:06 – 02:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 03:37
- 11☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:23 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samarkand?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 20:03: the day lasts 14h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 9h 05m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:08 to 06:22: 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.