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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Right now☿︎ Hour of Mercury — hour 3 of the night, until 20:51
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 07:55
- 2☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 09:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:23
- 6☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:15
- 7♀︎ Venus12:15 – 13:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 13:59
- 9☽︎ Moon13:59 – 14:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 15:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:43 – 16:35
- 12♂︎ Mars16:35 – 17:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:27 – 18:35
- 2♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:43 – 20:51
- 4☽︎ Moon20:51 – 21:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:59 – 23:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 00:16
- 7♂︎ Mars00:16 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:32
- 9♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 04:48
- 11☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samarkand?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 10h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 13h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:03 to 07:55: 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.