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, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:53 – 08:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:27
- 3♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:14
- 4☉︎ Sun10:14 – 11:01
- 5♀︎ Venus11:01 – 11:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:48 – 12:36
- 7☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:23 – 14:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:10 – 14:57
- 10♂︎ Mars14:57 – 15:44
- 11☉︎ Sun15:44 – 16:31
- 12♀︎ Venus16:31 – 17:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:19 – 18:31
- 2☽︎ Moon18:31 – 19:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:44 – 20:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:57 – 22:10
- 5♂︎ Mars22:10 – 23:23
- 6☉︎ Sun23:23 – 00:36
- 7♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:48 – 03:01
- 9☽︎ Moon03:01 – 04:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:14 – 05:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:27 – 06:40
- 12♂︎ Mars06:40 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samarkand?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 9h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 14h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:53 to 08:40: 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.