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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:08 – 07:59
- 2♀︎ Venus07:59 – 08:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:41
- 4☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:15
- 7♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:06
- 8☉︎ Sun13:06 – 13:58
- 9♀︎ Venus13:58 – 14:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:40
- 11☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:31 – 17:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:31
- 2♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:40
- 3☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:49
- 4♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 23:07
- 6☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:33
- 9♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:42
- 10☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:51
- 11♀︎ Venus04:51 – 06:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:00 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samarkand?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 10h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 13h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:08 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.