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, 9 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:52 – 08:40
- 2♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:28 – 10:16
- 4☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 11:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:39
- 7♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:26
- 8☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:14
- 9♀︎ Venus14:14 – 15:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 15:49
- 11☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:37
- 2♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:49
- 3☉︎ Sun19:49 – 21:02
- 4♀︎ Venus21:02 – 22:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:26
- 6☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 03:03
- 9♂︎ Mars03:03 – 04:15
- 10☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:28
- 11♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samarkand?
On Sunday, 9 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 9h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 14h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:52 to 08:40: 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.