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, 10 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:00 – 08:00
- 2♀︎ Venus08:00 – 09:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 10:02
- 4☽︎ Moon10:02 – 11:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 12:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 13:04
- 7♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:05
- 8☉︎ Sun14:05 – 15:06
- 9♀︎ Venus15:06 – 16:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:07 – 17:07
- 11☽︎ Moon17:07 – 18:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:08 – 19:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:08
- 2♂︎ Mars20:08 – 21:07
- 3☉︎ Sun21:07 – 22:07
- 4♀︎ Venus22:07 – 23:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 00:05
- 6☽︎ Moon00:05 – 01:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:04 – 02:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 03:03
- 9♂︎ Mars03:03 – 04:02
- 10☉︎ Sun04:02 – 05:02
- 11♀︎ Venus05:02 – 06:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:00
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbarara?
On Sunday, 10 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 12h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 11h 51m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:00 to 08:00: 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.