Planetary hours
in Bunamwaya.
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 Tuesday, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:50 – 07:50
- 2☉︎ Sun07:50 – 08:51
- 3♀︎ Venus08:51 – 09:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:51 – 10:52
- 5☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 12:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 13:54
- 8♂︎ Mars13:54 – 14:54
- 9☉︎ Sun14:54 – 15:55
- 10♀︎ Venus15:55 – 16:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:56 – 17:56
- 12☽︎ Moon17:56 – 18:57
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:57 – 19:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:56 – 20:55
- 3♂︎ Mars20:55 – 21:55
- 4☉︎ Sun21:55 – 22:54
- 5♀︎ Venus22:54 – 23:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:54 – 00:53
- 7☽︎ Moon00:53 – 01:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:52 – 02:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:52 – 03:51
- 10♂︎ Mars03:51 – 04:51
- 11☉︎ Sun04:51 – 05:50
- 12♀︎ Venus05:50 – 06:49
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bunamwaya?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:50 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.