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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:36 – 07:37
- 2♀︎ Venus07:37 – 08:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:38
- 4☽︎ Moon09:38 – 10:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:40 – 12:40
- 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:41
- 8☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:42
- 9♀︎ Venus14:42 – 15:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:43
- 11☽︎ Moon16:43 – 17:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 18:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 19:44
- 2♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:43
- 3☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:42
- 4♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:41
- 6☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:40 – 02:39
- 9♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:38
- 10☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:38
- 11♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:36
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbarara?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 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 06:36, lasts 11h 52m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:36 to 07:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.