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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:49 – 07:50
- 2♀︎ Venus07:50 – 08:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:51 – 09:52
- 4☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:53 – 11:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 12:55
- 7♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:56
- 8☉︎ Sun13:56 – 14:57
- 9♀︎ Venus14:57 – 15:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 16:59
- 11☽︎ Moon16:59 – 18:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 19:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 20:00
- 2♂︎ Mars20:00 – 20:59
- 3☉︎ Sun20:59 – 21:58
- 4♀︎ Venus21:58 – 22:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 23:56
- 6☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 02:52
- 9♂︎ Mars02:52 – 03:51
- 10☉︎ Sun03:51 – 04:50
- 11♀︎ Venus04:50 – 05:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gulu?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 12h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 11h 48m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:49 to 07:50: 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.