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, 28 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:05 – 08:06
- 2♂︎ Mars08:06 – 09:07
- 3☉︎ Sun09:07 – 10:08
- 4♀︎ Venus10:08 – 11:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:08 – 12:09
- 6☽︎ Moon12:09 – 13:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:10 – 14:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:10 – 15:11
- 9♂︎ Mars15:11 – 16:12
- 10☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:13
- 11♀︎ Venus17:13 – 18:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:13 – 19:14
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:14 – 20:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:13 – 21:13
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:13 – 22:12
- 4♂︎ Mars22:12 – 23:11
- 5☉︎ Sun23:11 – 00:11
- 6♀︎ Venus00:11 – 01:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:10 – 02:09
- 8☽︎ Moon02:09 – 03:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:08 – 04:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:08 – 05:07
- 11♂︎ Mars05:07 – 06:06
- 12☉︎ Sun06:06 – 07:06
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbarara?
On Thursday, 28 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 12h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 11h 52m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:05 to 08:06: 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.