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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 06:17
- 2☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:31 – 08:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 09:59
- 5♂︎ Mars09:59 – 11:13
- 6☉︎ Sun11:13 – 12:27
- 7♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:55
- 9☽︎ Moon14:55 – 16:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:38
- 12♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:52 – 20:38
- 2♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:10
- 4☽︎ Moon22:10 – 22:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:56 – 23:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:28
- 7♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:14
- 8☉︎ Sun01:14 – 02:00
- 9♀︎ Venus02:00 – 02:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:46 – 03:32
- 11☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:18 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Voronezh?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:03 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 14h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 9h 12m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:03 to 06:17: 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.