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 Sunday, 27 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:37 – 07:38
- 2♀︎ Venus07:38 – 08:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:39
- 4☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:40 – 12:40
- 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:41
- 8☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:41
- 9♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 16:42
- 11☽︎ Moon16:42 – 17:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 18:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:43 – 19:43
- 2♂︎ Mars19:43 – 20:42
- 3☉︎ Sun20:42 – 21:42
- 4♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 23:41
- 6☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:40 – 02:39
- 9♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:38
- 10☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:38
- 11♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:37
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bunamwaya?
On Sunday, 27 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 12h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:37 to 07:38: 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.