Planetary hours
in Gulu.
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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:47
- 2☽︎ Moon07:47 – 08:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:51
- 5♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:53
- 6☉︎ Sun11:53 – 12:54
- 7♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 14:57
- 9☽︎ Moon14:57 – 15:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 17:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 18:01
- 12♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:01
- 2♀︎ Venus20:01 – 21:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 21:58
- 4☽︎ Moon21:58 – 22:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:54
- 7♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:53
- 8☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:52
- 9♀︎ Venus02:52 – 03:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:49
- 11☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gulu?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 12h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:46 to 07:47: 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.