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, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:28
- 2♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:56
- 4☽︎ Moon08:56 – 10:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:37
- 7♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:51
- 8☉︎ Sun13:51 – 15:05
- 9♀︎ Venus15:05 – 16:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:32
- 11☽︎ Moon17:32 – 18:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:46 – 20:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 20:46
- 2♂︎ Mars20:46 – 21:33
- 3☉︎ Sun21:33 – 22:19
- 4♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:05 – 23:51
- 6☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:10
- 9♂︎ Mars02:10 – 02:56
- 10☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:42
- 11♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samarkand?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 14h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 9h 15m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:14 to 06:28: 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.