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 Wednesday, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 06:45
- 2☽︎ Moon06:45 – 07:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 09:49
- 5♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:50
- 6☉︎ Sun10:50 – 11:51
- 7♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:54
- 9☽︎ Moon13:54 – 14:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 16:57
- 12♂︎ Mars16:57 – 17:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:59 – 18:57
- 2♀︎ Venus18:57 – 19:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:56 – 20:55
- 4☽︎ Moon20:55 – 21:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:54 – 22:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:51
- 7♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:50
- 8☉︎ Sun00:50 – 01:49
- 9♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:48 – 03:46
- 11☽︎ Moon03:46 – 04:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bukavu?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:44 to 06:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.