The liturgical day begins in the evening with Vespers, continues through Compline and the night and morning offices, and closes with the Ninth Hour before the next Vespers. The home page keeps the civil date you selected while showing the service day for each evening office.
Vespers
At sunset or in the evening
Creation, thanksgiving, and the opening of the liturgical day
Compline
Before sleep
Commending your soul to God for the night
Midnight Office
Late night
Watchfulness and readiness for Christ
Matins
Before dawn or in the morning
Morning praise and the light of Christ
First Hour
About 6 AM
Dedicating the first light to God
Third Hour
About 9 AM
The descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
Sixth Hour
About noon
Christ's crucifixion
Typika
After the Sixth Hour when the Divine Liturgy is not served
The appointed psalms, hymns, and Scripture readings
Ninth Hour
About 3 PM
Christ's death on the cross
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The Four Hours
First, Third, Sixth, and Ninth Hour mark the day with prayer. Each has three appointed psalms, troparia, a Theotokion, the Trisagion prayers, the Our Father, the appointed kontakion, forty repetitions of Lord have mercy, and its proper concluding prayer.
Troparia and kontakia vary with the feast, saint, season, and rank of the day. Reader and All roles change who is shown speaking, not the appointed prayer text.
First Hour
Psalms 5, 89, and 100. Dedicating the first light of the day to God.
Third Hour
Psalms 16, 24, and 50. The descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (Acts 2:15).
Sixth Hour
Psalms 53, 54, and 90. Christ's crucifixion at noon.
Ninth Hour
Psalms 83, 84, and 85. Christ's death on the cross (Mark 15:34).
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Prayer posture
Face your icons if you have them. If not, face east.
Stand for prayer. Sit if your health requires it.
Follow the bows, prostrations, and other actions shown in the service.