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 Friday, 8 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:58 – 07:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 08:57
- 3☽︎ Moon08:57 – 09:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 10:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 11:57
- 6♂︎ Mars11:57 – 12:57
- 7☉︎ Sun12:57 – 13:57
- 8♀︎ Venus13:57 – 14:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 15:56
- 10☽︎ Moon15:56 – 16:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 17:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 18:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:56 – 19:56
- 2☉︎ Sun19:56 – 20:56
- 3♀︎ Venus20:56 – 21:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:57 – 22:57
- 5☽︎ Moon22:57 – 23:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:57 – 00:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 01:57
- 8♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:57
- 9☉︎ Sun02:57 – 03:58
- 10♀︎ Venus03:58 – 04:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 05:58
- 12☽︎ Moon05:58 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gulu?
On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 11h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 12h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:58 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.