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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 07:55
- 2☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 09:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 10:58
- 5♂︎ Mars10:58 – 11:59
- 6☉︎ Sun11:59 – 12:59
- 7♀︎ Venus12:59 – 14:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 15:01
- 9☽︎ Moon15:01 – 16:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 17:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 18:03
- 12♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:03
- 2♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 22:02
- 4☽︎ Moon22:02 – 23:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 00:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 01:00
- 7♂︎ Mars01:00 – 01:59
- 8☉︎ Sun01:59 – 02:58
- 9♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:57
- 11☽︎ Moon04:57 – 05:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 06:55
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbarara?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 12h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 11h 51m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:55 to 07:55: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.