Planetary hours
in Mbarara.
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, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:01
- 2☽︎ Moon08:01 – 09:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 10:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 11:03
- 5♂︎ Mars11:03 – 12:03
- 6☉︎ Sun12:03 – 13:03
- 7♀︎ Venus13:03 – 14:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 15:04
- 9☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 17:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:05 – 18:06
- 12♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:06 – 20:06
- 2♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 22:05
- 4☽︎ Moon22:05 – 23:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 00:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 01:03
- 7♂︎ Mars01:03 – 02:03
- 8☉︎ Sun02:03 – 03:02
- 9♀︎ Venus03:02 – 04:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 05:02
- 11☽︎ Moon05:02 – 06:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 07:01
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbarara?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 12h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 11h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:01 to 08:01: 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.