Planetary hours
in Voronezh.
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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 20:05
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 06:08
- 2☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:24 – 08:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:56
- 5♂︎ Mars09:56 – 11:12
- 6☉︎ Sun11:12 – 12:28
- 7♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 15:00
- 9☽︎ Moon15:00 – 16:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:49
- 12♂︎ Mars18:49 – 20:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:05 – 20:49
- 2♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:17
- 4☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 23:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 00:29
- 7♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:13
- 8☉︎ Sun01:13 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:25
- 11☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Voronezh?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 20:05: the day lasts 15h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 8h 48m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:52 to 06:08: 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.