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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:39 – 07:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:39 – 08:40
- 3♂︎ Mars08:40 – 09:40
- 4☉︎ Sun09:40 – 10:41
- 5♀︎ Venus10:41 – 11:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:42 – 12:42
- 7☽︎ Moon12:42 – 13:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:43 – 14:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:44 – 15:44
- 10♂︎ Mars15:44 – 16:45
- 11☉︎ Sun16:45 – 17:45
- 12♀︎ Venus17:45 – 18:46
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:46 – 19:45
- 2☽︎ Moon19:45 – 20:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:45 – 21:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:44 – 22:43
- 5♂︎ Mars22:43 – 23:43
- 6☉︎ Sun23:43 – 00:42
- 7♀︎ Venus00:42 – 01:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:42 – 02:41
- 9☽︎ Moon02:41 – 03:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:40 – 04:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:40 – 05:39
- 12♂︎ Mars05:39 – 06:38
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbarara?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 11h 52m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:39 to 07:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.