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, 18 August 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:13
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:24
- 2☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:37 – 08:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 10:01
- 5♂︎ Mars10:01 – 11:14
- 6☉︎ Sun11:14 – 12:26
- 7♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:51
- 9☽︎ Moon14:51 – 16:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 17:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:28
- 12♂︎ Mars18:28 – 19:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:28
- 2♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:04
- 4☽︎ Moon22:04 – 22:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 23:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:27
- 7♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:02
- 9♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:50 – 03:38
- 11☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Voronezh?
On Wednesday, 18 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 14h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:13, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:12 to 06:24: 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.