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 Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 08:52
- 3☽︎ Moon08:52 – 09:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:55
- 6♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:56
- 7☉︎ Sun12:56 – 13:57
- 8♀︎ Venus13:57 – 14:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 15:59
- 10☽︎ Moon15:59 – 17:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 18:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:03 – 20:02
- 2☉︎ Sun20:02 – 21:01
- 3♀︎ Venus21:01 – 21:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:58
- 5☽︎ Moon22:58 – 23:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:57 – 00:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 01:55
- 8♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:54
- 9☉︎ Sun02:54 – 03:53
- 10♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:50
- 12☽︎ Moon05:50 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gulu?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 12h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 11h 47m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:49 to 07:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.