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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 07:49
- 2☽︎ Moon07:49 – 08:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:53
- 5♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:54
- 6☉︎ Sun11:54 – 12:55
- 7♀︎ Venus12:55 – 13:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 14:58
- 9☽︎ Moon14:58 – 16:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 17:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:02
- 12♂︎ Mars18:02 – 19:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:02
- 2♀︎ Venus20:02 – 21:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 22:00
- 4☽︎ Moon22:00 – 22:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 23:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 00:55
- 7♂︎ Mars00:55 – 01:54
- 8☉︎ Sun01:54 – 02:53
- 9♀︎ Venus02:53 – 03:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 04:50
- 11☽︎ Moon04:50 – 05:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gulu?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 12h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 11h 44m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:47 to 07:49: 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.