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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 07:42
- 2☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:44
- 5♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:44
- 6☉︎ Sun11:44 – 12:45
- 7♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:46
- 9☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:48
- 12♂︎ Mars17:48 – 18:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:48 – 19:48
- 2♀︎ Venus19:48 – 20:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:47 – 21:46
- 4☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 00:45
- 7♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:44
- 8☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:43
- 9♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:42
- 11☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:42 – 06:41
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbarara?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:41 to 07:42: 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.