Planetary hours
in Bukavu.
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, 28 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:04 – 07:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 08:04
- 3☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 10:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 11:05
- 6♂︎ Mars11:05 – 12:05
- 7☉︎ Sun12:05 – 13:06
- 8♀︎ Venus13:06 – 14:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 15:06
- 10☽︎ Moon15:06 – 16:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 17:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:07
- 2☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:06
- 3♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 22:06
- 5☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 00:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 01:05
- 8♂︎ Mars01:05 – 02:05
- 9☉︎ Sun02:05 – 03:04
- 10♀︎ Venus03:04 – 04:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 05:04
- 12☽︎ Moon05:04 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukavu?
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 12h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 11h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:04 to 07:04: 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.