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, 10 January 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 15:50
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:32 – 09:09
- 2☽︎ Moon09:09 – 09:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 10:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 10:58
- 5♂︎ Mars10:58 – 11:35
- 6☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:11
- 7♀︎ Venus12:11 – 12:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:47 – 13:24
- 9☽︎ Moon13:24 – 14:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:00 – 14:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:13
- 12♂︎ Mars15:13 – 15:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:50 – 17:13
- 2♀︎ Venus17:13 – 18:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:37 – 20:00
- 4☽︎ Moon20:00 – 21:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:47 – 00:11
- 7♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:34
- 8☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:57
- 9♀︎ Venus02:57 – 04:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:44
- 11☽︎ Moon05:44 – 07:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:08 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 10 January 2024, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 15:50: the day lasts 7h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 16h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:32 to 09:09: 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.