Planetary hours
in Mukono.
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 Saturday, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:42 – 07:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:43 – 08:43
- 3♂︎ Mars08:43 – 09:44
- 4☉︎ Sun09:44 – 10:44
- 5♀︎ Venus10:44 – 11:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:45 – 12:45
- 7☽︎ Moon12:45 – 13:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:47 – 15:47
- 10♂︎ Mars15:47 – 16:48
- 11☉︎ Sun16:48 – 17:48
- 12♀︎ Venus17:48 – 18:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:49 – 19:48
- 2☽︎ Moon19:48 – 20:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:48 – 21:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:47 – 22:47
- 5♂︎ Mars22:47 – 23:46
- 6☉︎ Sun23:46 – 00:46
- 7♀︎ Venus00:46 – 01:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:45 – 02:45
- 9☽︎ Moon02:45 – 03:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:44 – 04:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:44 – 05:43
- 12♂︎ Mars05:43 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mukono?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 12h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 11h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:42 to 07:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.