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, 13 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:46 – 06:47
- 2☉︎ Sun06:47 – 07:47
- 3♀︎ Venus07:47 – 08:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:48 – 09:49
- 5☽︎ Moon09:49 – 10:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:51
- 8♂︎ Mars12:51 – 13:52
- 9☉︎ Sun13:52 – 14:53
- 10♀︎ Venus14:53 – 15:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 16:54
- 12☽︎ Moon16:54 – 17:55
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 18:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 19:53
- 3♂︎ Mars19:53 – 20:53
- 4☉︎ Sun20:53 – 21:52
- 5♀︎ Venus21:52 – 22:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 23:50
- 7☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 01:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:48
- 10♂︎ Mars02:48 – 03:47
- 11☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:46
- 12♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukavu?
On Tuesday, 13 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 05:45, lasts 11h 50m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: 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.