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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:39
- 3☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:41
- 6♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:41
- 7☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:42
- 8♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:43
- 10☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 17:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:45 – 19:44
- 2☉︎ Sun19:44 – 20:44
- 3♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:42
- 5☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:41
- 8♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:40
- 9☉︎ Sun02:40 – 03:39
- 10♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:39 – 05:38
- 12☽︎ Moon05:38 – 06:37
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbarara?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 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 06:37, lasts 11h 52m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:37 to 07:38: 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.