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 Sunday, 2 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:32 – 06:41
- 2♀︎ Venus06:41 – 07:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 09:00
- 4☽︎ Moon09:00 – 10:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 11:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:29
- 7♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:39
- 8☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:48
- 9♀︎ Venus14:48 – 15:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 17:07
- 11☽︎ Moon17:07 – 18:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:17 – 19:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:26 – 20:17
- 2♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:07
- 3☉︎ Sun21:07 – 21:57
- 4♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:38
- 6☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:09
- 9♂︎ Mars02:09 – 03:00
- 10☉︎ Sun03:00 – 03:50
- 11♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samarkand?
On Sunday, 2 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 10h 05m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:32 to 06:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.