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, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 08:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:27
- 3♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:16
- 4☉︎ Sun10:16 – 11:04
- 5♀︎ Venus11:04 – 11:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:53 – 12:41
- 7☽︎ Moon12:41 – 13:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:30 – 14:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:18 – 15:07
- 10♂︎ Mars15:07 – 15:55
- 11☉︎ Sun15:55 – 16:44
- 12♀︎ Venus16:44 – 17:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:32 – 18:44
- 2☽︎ Moon18:44 – 19:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:55 – 21:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:07 – 22:18
- 5♂︎ Mars22:18 – 23:30
- 6☉︎ Sun23:30 – 00:41
- 7♀︎ Venus00:41 – 01:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 03:04
- 9☽︎ Moon03:04 – 04:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:27 – 06:39
- 12♂︎ Mars06:39 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samarkand?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 14h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:50 to 08:39: 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.