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 Sunday, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:46 – 06:47
- 2♀︎ Venus06:47 – 07:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 08:49
- 4☽︎ Moon08:49 – 09:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:51
- 7♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:52
- 8☉︎ Sun12:52 – 13:52
- 9♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:54
- 11☽︎ Moon15:54 – 16:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:55 – 17:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 18:55
- 2♂︎ Mars18:55 – 19:54
- 3☉︎ Sun19:54 – 20:53
- 4♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:52
- 6☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 01:49
- 9♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:48
- 10☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:48
- 11♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukavu?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 12h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 11h 51m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:46 to 06:47: 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.