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 Wednesday, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 07:00
- 2☽︎ Moon07:00 – 08:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:14 – 10:20
- 5♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:27
- 6☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:46
- 9☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 16:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:06
- 12♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:06
- 2♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 21:53
- 4☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:34
- 7♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:27
- 8☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:21
- 9♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:08
- 11☽︎ Moon04:08 – 05:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samarkand?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:54 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.