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 Monday, 16 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 07:44
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:44 – 08:45
- 4♂︎ Mars08:45 – 09:47
- 5☉︎ Sun09:47 – 10:48
- 6♀︎ Venus10:48 – 11:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:49 – 12:50
- 8☽︎ Moon12:50 – 13:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 14:52
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:52 – 15:54
- 11♂︎ Mars15:54 – 16:55
- 12☉︎ Sun16:55 – 17:56
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:56 – 18:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:55 – 19:54
- 3☽︎ Moon19:54 – 20:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:52 – 21:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:51 – 22:50
- 6♂︎ Mars22:50 – 23:49
- 7☉︎ Sun23:49 – 00:48
- 8♀︎ Venus00:48 – 01:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:47 – 02:46
- 10☽︎ Moon02:46 – 03:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:44 – 04:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukavu?
On Monday, 16 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 12h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 11h 46m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.