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, 20 February 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:19 – 08:09
- 2☉︎ Sun08:09 – 08:59
- 3♀︎ Venus08:59 – 09:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:38
- 5☽︎ Moon10:38 – 11:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:28 – 12:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:07
- 8♂︎ Mars13:07 – 13:57
- 9☉︎ Sun13:57 – 14:47
- 10♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:37 – 16:26
- 12☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:16
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:36
- 3♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:46
- 4☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:56
- 5♀︎ Venus21:56 – 23:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 00:17
- 7☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:47
- 10♂︎ Mars03:47 – 04:57
- 11☉︎ Sun04:57 – 06:07
- 12♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 20 February 2024, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 14h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:19 to 08:09: 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.