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, 6 May 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Samarkand).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:37 – 07:47
- 3♂︎ Mars07:47 – 08:57
- 4☉︎ Sun08:57 – 10:08
- 5♀︎ Venus10:08 – 11:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:18 – 12:29
- 7☽︎ Moon12:29 – 13:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:39 – 14:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:49 – 16:00
- 10♂︎ Mars16:00 – 17:10
- 11☉︎ Sun17:10 – 18:20
- 12♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:31 – 20:20
- 2☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:10 – 21:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:59 – 22:49
- 5♂︎ Mars22:49 – 23:38
- 6☉︎ Sun23:38 – 00:28
- 7♀︎ Venus00:28 – 01:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:18 – 02:07
- 9☽︎ Moon02:07 – 02:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:57 – 03:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:46 – 04:36
- 12♂︎ Mars04:36 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Samarkand?
On Saturday, 6 May 2028, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 9h 54m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:26 to 06:37: 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.