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 Wednesday, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:07
- 2☽︎ Moon08:07 – 09:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 10:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 11:09
- 5♂︎ Mars11:09 – 12:10
- 6☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:11
- 7♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:12
- 9☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:14
- 12♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:14
- 2♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:13
- 4☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:11
- 7♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:09
- 9♀︎ Venus03:09 – 04:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:08
- 11☽︎ Moon05:08 – 06:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:07 – 07:07
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbarara?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 12h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 11h 52m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.