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, 20 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:18 – 08:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 09:07
- 3♂︎ Mars09:07 – 10:02
- 4☉︎ Sun10:02 – 10:57
- 5♀︎ Venus10:57 – 11:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:51 – 12:46
- 7☽︎ Moon12:46 – 13:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:35 – 15:29
- 10♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:24
- 11☉︎ Sun16:24 – 17:19
- 12♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:13 – 19:18
- 2☽︎ Moon19:18 – 20:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:24 – 21:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:34
- 5♂︎ Mars22:34 – 23:40
- 6☉︎ Sun23:40 – 00:45
- 7♀︎ Venus00:45 – 01:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:50 – 02:56
- 9☽︎ Moon02:56 – 04:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 05:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:06 – 06:12
- 12♂︎ Mars06:12 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samarkand?
On Saturday, 20 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 10h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 13h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:18 to 08:13: 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.