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, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:47 – 07:42
- 2☉︎ Sun07:42 – 08:37
- 3♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:26
- 5☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:16 – 13:11
- 8♂︎ Mars13:11 – 14:06
- 9☉︎ Sun14:06 – 15:01
- 10♀︎ Venus15:01 – 15:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 16:51
- 12☽︎ Moon16:51 – 17:46
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:46 – 18:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:51 – 19:56
- 3♂︎ Mars19:56 – 21:01
- 4☉︎ Sun21:01 – 22:06
- 5♀︎ Venus22:06 – 23:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:12 – 00:17
- 7☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:32
- 10♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:37
- 11☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:43
- 12♀︎ Venus05:43 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samarkand?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:47 to 07:42: 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.