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 Saturday, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:42 – 07:53
- 3♂︎ Mars07:53 – 09:04
- 4☉︎ Sun09:04 – 10:15
- 5♀︎ Venus10:15 – 11:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:27 – 12:38
- 7☽︎ Moon12:38 – 13:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 15:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:00 – 16:11
- 10♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:22
- 11☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:34
- 12♀︎ Venus18:34 – 19:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:45 – 20:34
- 2☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:12 – 23:00
- 5♂︎ Mars23:00 – 23:49
- 6☉︎ Sun23:49 – 00:38
- 7♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:27 – 02:16
- 9☽︎ Moon02:16 – 03:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:05 – 03:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:54 – 04:43
- 12♂︎ Mars04:43 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samarkand?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 14h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 9h 47m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:31 to 06:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.