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 Sunday, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 16:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:05
- 2♀︎ Venus09:05 – 09:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 10:23
- 4☽︎ Moon10:23 – 11:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 11:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:20
- 7♂︎ Mars12:20 – 12:59
- 8☉︎ Sun12:59 – 13:38
- 9♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 14:56
- 11☽︎ Moon14:56 – 15:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:35
- 2♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:56
- 3☉︎ Sun18:56 – 20:17
- 4♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:59
- 6☽︎ Moon22:59 – 00:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 03:03
- 9♂︎ Mars03:03 – 04:24
- 10☉︎ Sun04:24 – 05:45
- 11♀︎ Venus05:45 – 07:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Voronezh?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 16:14: the day lasts 7h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 16h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:26 to 09:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.