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, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:56 – 07:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:57
- 3☽︎ Moon08:57 – 09:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 10:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 12:00
- 6♂︎ Mars12:00 – 13:00
- 7☉︎ Sun13:00 – 14:01
- 8♀︎ Venus14:01 – 15:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 16:03
- 10☽︎ Moon16:03 – 17:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 18:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:05
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:04
- 2☉︎ Sun20:04 – 21:04
- 3♀︎ Venus21:04 – 22:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 23:02
- 5☽︎ Moon23:02 – 00:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 01:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 02:00
- 8♂︎ Mars02:00 – 02:59
- 9☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:58
- 10♀︎ Venus03:58 – 04:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 05:57
- 12☽︎ Moon05:57 – 06:56
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbarara?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:56 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?
Venus, from 06:56 to 07:56: 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.