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 Monday, 4 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:57 – 07:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:58 – 08:59
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:59 – 09:59
- 4♂︎ Mars09:59 – 11:00
- 5☉︎ Sun11:00 – 12:01
- 6♀︎ Venus12:01 – 13:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 14:02
- 8☽︎ Moon14:02 – 15:03
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 16:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 17:05
- 11♂︎ Mars17:05 – 18:06
- 12☉︎ Sun18:06 – 19:06
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:06 – 20:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:06 – 21:05
- 3☽︎ Moon21:05 – 22:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:03 – 00:03
- 6♂︎ Mars00:03 – 01:02
- 7☉︎ Sun01:02 – 02:01
- 8♀︎ Venus02:01 – 03:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:00 – 04:00
- 10☽︎ Moon04:00 – 04:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 05:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:58 – 06:57
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbarara?
On Monday, 4 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 12h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 11h 51m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:57 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.