Planetary hours
in Nizhniy Novgorod.
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 Tuesday, 29 August 2023: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 19:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:00 – 06:11
- 2☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:21
- 3♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:32 – 09:43
- 5☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:53 – 12:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 13:14
- 8♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:25
- 9☉︎ Sun14:25 – 15:36
- 10♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:46 – 17:57
- 12☽︎ Moon17:57 – 19:08
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:08 – 19:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:57 – 20:47
- 3♂︎ Mars20:47 – 21:36
- 4☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:26
- 5♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 00:05
- 7☽︎ Moon00:05 – 00:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:34
- 10♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:23
- 11☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:13
- 12♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 29 August 2023, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 19:08: the day lasts 14h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:00 to 06:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.