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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Right now♂︎ Hour of Mars — hour 7 of the night, until 01:32
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:30
- 2☽︎ Moon07:30 – 08:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:32
- 5♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:32
- 6☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:34
- 9☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:35
- 12♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:36 – 19:35
- 2♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:35 – 21:34
- 4☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:33
- 7♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:32
- 8☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:32
- 9♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:31
- 11☽︎ Moon04:31 – 05:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:30
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bunamwaya?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 12h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 11h 54m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:30 to 07:30: 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.