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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:38 – 08:25
- 2♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 10:00
- 4☽︎ Moon10:00 – 10:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:22
- 7♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:10
- 8☉︎ Sun13:10 – 13:57
- 9♀︎ Venus13:57 – 14:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 15:32
- 11☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:20
- 2♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:32
- 3☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:45
- 4♀︎ Venus20:45 – 21:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 23:10
- 6☽︎ Moon23:10 – 00:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:48
- 9♂︎ Mars02:48 – 04:01
- 10☉︎ Sun04:01 – 05:13
- 11♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samarkand?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:38 to 08:25: 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.