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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:34 – 07:34
- 2☉︎ Sun07:34 – 08:34
- 3♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:34 – 10:35
- 5☽︎ Moon10:35 – 11:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:35 – 12:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:35 – 13:35
- 8♂︎ Mars13:35 – 14:36
- 9☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:36
- 10♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:36 – 17:36
- 12☽︎ Moon17:36 – 18:36
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:36 – 19:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:36 – 20:36
- 3♂︎ Mars20:36 – 21:36
- 4☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:35
- 5♀︎ Venus22:35 – 23:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:35 – 00:35
- 7☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:35 – 02:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:34
- 10♂︎ Mars03:34 – 04:34
- 11☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:34
- 12♀︎ Venus05:34 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gulu?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 12h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 11h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:34 to 07:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.