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, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:43 – 07:43
- 2☉︎ Sun07:43 – 08:43
- 3♀︎ Venus08:43 – 09:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:43 – 10:42
- 5☽︎ Moon10:42 – 11:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:42 – 12:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:42 – 13:42
- 8♂︎ Mars13:42 – 14:42
- 9☉︎ Sun14:42 – 15:42
- 10♀︎ Venus15:42 – 16:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:42 – 17:41
- 12☽︎ Moon17:41 – 18:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:41 – 19:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:41 – 20:42
- 3♂︎ Mars20:42 – 21:42
- 4☉︎ Sun21:42 – 22:42
- 5♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:42
- 7☽︎ Moon00:42 – 01:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:43 – 02:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:43 – 03:43
- 10♂︎ Mars03:43 – 04:43
- 11☉︎ Sun04:43 – 05:43
- 12♀︎ Venus05:43 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gulu?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 11h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 12h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:43 to 07:43: 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.