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 Wednesday, 22 November 2023: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 15:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 08:34
- 2☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 09:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:10
- 6☉︎ Sun11:10 – 11:49
- 7♀︎ Venus11:49 – 12:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:07
- 9☽︎ Moon13:07 – 13:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:25 – 15:05
- 12♂︎ Mars15:05 – 15:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:44 – 17:05
- 2♀︎ Venus17:05 – 18:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:26 – 19:47
- 4☽︎ Moon19:47 – 21:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 22:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:29 – 23:50
- 7♂︎ Mars23:50 – 01:11
- 8☉︎ Sun01:11 – 02:32
- 9♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 05:15
- 11☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 22 November 2023, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 15:44: the day lasts 7h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 16h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:55 to 08:34: 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.