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 Sunday, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:59 – 07:59
- 2♀︎ Venus07:59 – 09:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 10:00
- 4☽︎ Moon10:00 – 11:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 12:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 13:02
- 7♂︎ Mars13:02 – 14:02
- 8☉︎ Sun14:02 – 15:03
- 9♀︎ Venus15:03 – 16:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:03 – 17:04
- 11☽︎ Moon17:04 – 18:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:04 – 19:05
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:05 – 20:04
- 2♂︎ Mars20:04 – 21:04
- 3☉︎ Sun21:04 – 22:03
- 4♀︎ Venus22:03 – 23:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 00:02
- 6☽︎ Moon00:02 – 01:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 02:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 03:01
- 9♂︎ Mars03:01 – 04:00
- 10☉︎ Sun04:00 – 05:00
- 11♀︎ Venus05:00 – 05:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mukono?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 12h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 11h 54m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:59 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.