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 Sunday, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:50 – 07:51
- 2♀︎ Venus07:51 – 08:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 09:53
- 4☽︎ Moon09:53 – 10:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 11:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 12:57
- 7♂︎ Mars12:57 – 13:58
- 8☉︎ Sun13:58 – 14:59
- 9♀︎ Venus14:59 – 16:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 17:01
- 11☽︎ Moon17:01 – 18:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 20:02
- 2♂︎ Mars20:02 – 21:01
- 3☉︎ Sun21:01 – 22:00
- 4♀︎ Venus22:00 – 22:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:59 – 23:58
- 6☽︎ Moon23:58 – 00:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 01:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 02:54
- 9♂︎ Mars02:54 – 03:53
- 10☉︎ Sun03:53 – 04:52
- 11♀︎ Venus04:52 – 05:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gulu?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 12h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 11h 46m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:50 to 07:51: 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.