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 Wednesday, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 07:46
- 2☽︎ Moon07:46 – 08:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 09:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:48
- 5♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:49
- 6☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:50
- 7♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 14:52
- 9☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 16:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 17:54
- 12♂︎ Mars17:54 – 18:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:55 – 19:54
- 2♀︎ Venus19:54 – 20:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 21:52
- 4☽︎ Moon21:52 – 22:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 23:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:50
- 7♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:49
- 8☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:48
- 9♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:47
- 11☽︎ Moon04:47 – 05:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gulu?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 18:55: 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?
Mercury, from 06:45 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.