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, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:50 – 06:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:58 – 08:05
- 3♂︎ Mars08:05 – 09:12
- 4☉︎ Sun09:12 – 10:20
- 5♀︎ Venus10:20 – 11:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:27 – 12:34
- 7☽︎ Moon12:34 – 13:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:42 – 14:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:49 – 15:56
- 10♂︎ Mars15:56 – 17:04
- 11☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:11
- 12♀︎ Venus18:11 – 19:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:11
- 2☽︎ Moon20:11 – 21:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:04 – 21:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:57 – 22:49
- 5♂︎ Mars22:49 – 23:42
- 6☉︎ Sun23:42 – 00:35
- 7♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:27 – 02:20
- 9☽︎ Moon02:20 – 03:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:13 – 04:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:06 – 04:58
- 12♂︎ Mars04:58 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samarkand?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:50 to 06:58: 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.