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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 07:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:39 – 08:35
- 3♂︎ Mars08:35 – 09:30
- 4☉︎ Sun09:30 – 10:26
- 5♀︎ Venus10:26 – 11:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:21 – 12:17
- 7☽︎ Moon12:17 – 13:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:12 – 14:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 15:03
- 10♂︎ Mars15:03 – 15:59
- 11☉︎ Sun15:59 – 16:54
- 12♀︎ Venus16:54 – 17:50
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:50 – 18:55
- 2☽︎ Moon18:55 – 19:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:59 – 21:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:04 – 22:08
- 5♂︎ Mars22:08 – 23:13
- 6☉︎ Sun23:13 – 00:17
- 7♀︎ Venus00:17 – 01:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:22 – 02:26
- 9☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:31 – 04:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:35 – 05:40
- 12♂︎ Mars05:40 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samarkand?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 12h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:44 to 07:39: 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.