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, 29 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:06 – 08:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 09:07
- 3☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 11:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 12:09
- 6♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:10
- 7☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:11
- 8♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:12
- 10☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:14 – 19:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:14
- 2☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:13
- 3♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:11
- 5☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 01:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 02:09
- 8♂︎ Mars02:09 – 03:09
- 9☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:08
- 10♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:07
- 12☽︎ Moon06:07 – 07:06
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbarara?
On Friday, 29 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:06 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?
Venus, from 07:06 to 08:06: 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.