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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:26
- 2☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:40 – 08:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 10:08
- 5♂︎ Mars10:08 – 11:22
- 6☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:37
- 7♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 15:05
- 9☽︎ Moon15:05 – 16:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:48
- 12♂︎ Mars18:48 – 20:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:02 – 20:48
- 2♀︎ Venus20:48 – 21:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:19
- 4☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 23:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:37
- 7♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:23
- 8☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:09
- 9♀︎ Venus02:09 – 02:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:40
- 11☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samarkand?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 14h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 9h 10m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:11 to 06:26: 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.