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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 16:13
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 08:56
- 2☽︎ Moon08:56 – 09:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 10:55
- 5♂︎ Mars10:55 – 11:35
- 6☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:15
- 7♀︎ Venus12:15 – 12:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 13:34
- 9☽︎ Moon13:34 – 14:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 14:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:54 – 15:33
- 12♂︎ Mars15:33 – 16:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:13 – 17:34
- 2♀︎ Venus17:34 – 18:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:54 – 20:14
- 4☽︎ Moon20:14 – 21:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 00:15
- 7♂︎ Mars00:15 – 01:36
- 8☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:56
- 9♀︎ Venus02:56 – 04:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:37
- 11☽︎ Moon05:37 – 06:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:57 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Voronezh?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 16:13: the day lasts 7h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 16h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:17 to 08:56: 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.