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 Tuesday, 11 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:40 – 06:49
- 2☉︎ Sun06:49 – 07:59
- 3♀︎ Venus07:59 – 09:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:08 – 10:18
- 5☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:37 – 13:46
- 8♂︎ Mars13:46 – 14:55
- 9☉︎ Sun14:55 – 16:05
- 10♀︎ Venus16:05 – 17:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:14 – 18:24
- 12☽︎ Moon18:24 – 19:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:33 – 20:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:24 – 21:15
- 3♂︎ Mars21:15 – 22:05
- 4☉︎ Sun22:05 – 22:56
- 5♀︎ Venus22:56 – 23:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:46 – 00:37
- 7☽︎ Moon00:37 – 01:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:28 – 02:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 03:09
- 10♂︎ Mars03:09 – 04:00
- 11☉︎ Sun04:00 – 04:50
- 12♀︎ Venus04:50 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samarkand?
On Tuesday, 11 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:40 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.