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, 1 February 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:06 – 08:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 10:08
- 4♂︎ Mars10:08 – 11:09
- 5☉︎ Sun11:09 – 12:10
- 6♀︎ Venus12:10 – 13:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:10 – 14:11
- 8☽︎ Moon14:11 – 15:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:13
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:13 – 17:13
- 11♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:14
- 12☉︎ Sun18:14 – 19:15
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:15 – 20:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:13
- 3☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:11
- 6♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:10
- 7☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:10
- 8♀︎ Venus02:10 – 03:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 04:08
- 10☽︎ Moon04:08 – 05:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 06:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:07 – 07:06
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbarara?
On Monday, 1 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 19:15: 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?
The Moon, from 07:06 to 08:07: 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.