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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:46 – 06:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:54 – 08:02
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:02 – 09:10
- 4♂︎ Mars09:10 – 10:19
- 5☉︎ Sun10:19 – 11:27
- 6♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:35
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:44
- 8☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:52
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 16:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 17:09
- 11♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:17
- 12☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:25
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:25 – 20:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:17 – 21:09
- 3☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 22:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:44
- 6♂︎ Mars23:44 – 00:36
- 7☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:28
- 8♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:19 – 03:11
- 10☽︎ Moon03:11 – 04:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 04:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:55 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samarkand?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 13h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 10h 21m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:46 to 06:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.