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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:42 – 06:43
- 2♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:44 – 08:45
- 4☽︎ Moon08:45 – 09:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:48
- 7♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:49
- 8☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:50
- 9♀︎ Venus13:50 – 14:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 15:52
- 11☽︎ Moon15:52 – 16:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 17:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 18:53
- 2♂︎ Mars18:53 – 19:52
- 3☉︎ Sun19:52 – 20:51
- 4♀︎ Venus20:51 – 21:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 22:49
- 6☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:46
- 9♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:45
- 10☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:44
- 11♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukavu?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 12h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 11h 48m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:42 to 06:43: 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.