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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:49
- 3☽︎ Moon07:49 – 08:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:51
- 6♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:51
- 7☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:52
- 8♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 14:54
- 10☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 16:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 17:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:56 – 18:55
- 2☉︎ Sun18:55 – 19:54
- 3♀︎ Venus19:54 – 20:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:53
- 5☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 23:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:51
- 8♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:50
- 9☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:49
- 10♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 04:47
- 12☽︎ Moon04:47 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukavu?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 12h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 11h 51m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:47 to 06:48: 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.