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 Tuesday, 6 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:48 – 06:49
- 2☉︎ Sun06:49 – 07:49
- 3♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:51
- 5☽︎ Moon09:51 – 10:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 12:53
- 8♂︎ Mars12:53 – 13:54
- 9☉︎ Sun13:54 – 14:54
- 10♀︎ Venus14:54 – 15:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:55 – 16:56
- 12☽︎ Moon16:56 – 17:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 18:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:56 – 19:55
- 3♂︎ Mars19:55 – 20:54
- 4☉︎ Sun20:54 – 21:54
- 5♀︎ Venus21:54 – 22:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:52
- 7☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 01:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 02:50
- 10♂︎ Mars02:50 – 03:49
- 11☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:48
- 12♀︎ Venus04:48 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukavu?
On Tuesday, 6 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 12h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 11h 51m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:48 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.