Planetary hours
in Tashkent.
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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Tashkent).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:28
- 2☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 10:46
- 5♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:32
- 6☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:18
- 7♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 13:50
- 9☽︎ Moon13:50 – 14:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:08
- 12♂︎ Mars16:08 – 16:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:55 – 18:09
- 2♀︎ Venus18:09 – 19:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:36
- 4☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 23:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 00:18
- 7♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:32
- 8☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:46
- 9♀︎ Venus02:46 – 04:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 05:14
- 11☽︎ Moon05:14 – 06:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:28 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tashkent?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 9h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 14h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:42 to 08:28: 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.