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 Saturday, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:48 – 07:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:48 – 08:49
- 3♂︎ Mars08:49 – 09:50
- 4☉︎ Sun09:50 – 10:51
- 5♀︎ Venus10:51 – 11:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:52 – 12:53
- 7☽︎ Moon12:53 – 13:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:54 – 14:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 15:56
- 10♂︎ Mars15:56 – 16:57
- 11☉︎ Sun16:57 – 17:58
- 12♀︎ Venus17:58 – 18:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:59 – 19:58
- 2☽︎ Moon19:58 – 20:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:57 – 21:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:56 – 22:55
- 5♂︎ Mars22:55 – 23:54
- 6☉︎ Sun23:54 – 00:53
- 7♀︎ Venus00:53 – 01:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:52 – 02:51
- 9☽︎ Moon02:51 – 03:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:50 – 04:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:49 – 05:48
- 12♂︎ Mars05:48 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gulu?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 12h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 11h 49m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:48 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.