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 Thursday, 31 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:55 – 07:56
- 2♂︎ Mars07:56 – 08:57
- 3☉︎ Sun08:57 – 09:57
- 4♀︎ Venus09:57 – 10:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:58 – 11:59
- 6☽︎ Moon11:59 – 13:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:00 – 14:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:01 – 15:01
- 9♂︎ Mars15:01 – 16:02
- 10☉︎ Sun16:02 – 17:03
- 11♀︎ Venus17:03 – 18:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:04 – 19:05
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:05 – 20:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:04 – 21:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:03 – 22:02
- 4♂︎ Mars22:02 – 23:02
- 5☉︎ Sun23:02 – 00:01
- 6♀︎ Venus00:01 – 01:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:00 – 01:59
- 8☽︎ Moon01:59 – 02:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 03:58
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:58 – 04:57
- 11♂︎ Mars04:57 – 05:56
- 12☉︎ Sun05:56 – 06:56
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbarara?
On Thursday, 31 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 12h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 11h 51m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:55 to 07:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.