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 Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:56
- 3☽︎ Moon07:56 – 09:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 10:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:27
- 6♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:37
- 7☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:47
- 8♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 16:08
- 10☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:28 – 19:38
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:38 – 20:28
- 2☉︎ Sun20:28 – 21:18
- 3♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 22:58
- 5☽︎ Moon22:58 – 23:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:28
- 8♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:17
- 9☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:07
- 10♀︎ Venus03:07 – 03:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:47
- 12☽︎ Moon04:47 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samarkand?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 14h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 9h 59m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:36 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.