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, 30 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:32 – 09:23
- 3♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:13
- 4☉︎ Sun10:13 – 11:04
- 5♀︎ Venus11:04 – 11:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:54 – 12:45
- 7☽︎ Moon12:45 – 13:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:36 – 14:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:26 – 15:17
- 10♂︎ Mars15:17 – 16:07
- 11☉︎ Sun16:07 – 16:58
- 12♀︎ Venus16:58 – 17:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:48 – 18:58
- 2☽︎ Moon18:58 – 20:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 21:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:17 – 22:26
- 5♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:35
- 6☉︎ Sun23:35 – 00:45
- 7♀︎ Venus00:45 – 01:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:54 – 03:03
- 9☽︎ Moon03:03 – 04:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:22 – 06:31
- 12♂︎ Mars06:31 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samarkand?
On Saturday, 30 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 10h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 13h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:42 to 08:32: 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.