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 Monday, 31 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 09:48
- 4♂︎ Mars09:48 – 10:49
- 5☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:50
- 6♀︎ Venus11:50 – 12:51
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:51
- 8☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:52
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 15:53
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 16:54
- 11♂︎ Mars16:54 – 17:55
- 12☉︎ Sun17:55 – 18:56
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:56 – 19:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 20:54
- 3☽︎ Moon20:54 – 21:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:53 – 22:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:51
- 6♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:51
- 7☉︎ Sun00:51 – 01:50
- 8♀︎ Venus01:50 – 02:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:48
- 10☽︎ Moon03:48 – 04:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:46 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gulu?
On Monday, 31 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 12h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 11h 50m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:46 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.