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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:38
- 2☽︎ Moon07:38 – 08:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:39 – 09:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:40
- 5♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:41
- 6☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:42
- 7♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:43
- 9☽︎ Moon14:43 – 15:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:45
- 12♂︎ Mars17:45 – 18:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:45 – 19:45
- 2♀︎ Venus19:45 – 20:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:44 – 21:43
- 4☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:41
- 7♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:41
- 8☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:40
- 9♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:39
- 11☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:38 – 06:38
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbarara?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 12h 08m, 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?
Mercury, from 06:38 to 07:38: 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.