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 Wednesday, 3 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 07:59
- 2☽︎ Moon07:59 – 08:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 09:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:50
- 5♂︎ Mars10:50 – 11:47
- 6☉︎ Sun11:47 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:38
- 9☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:32 – 17:28
- 12♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:28
- 2♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:34
- 4☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:46
- 8☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:49
- 9♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:55
- 11☽︎ Moon04:55 – 05:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samarkand?
On Wednesday, 3 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 12h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:03 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.