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 Sunday, 28 April 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:25
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Next sunrise
- 04:22
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:41
- 2♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 08:13
- 4☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 12:02
- 7♂︎ Mars12:02 – 13:18
- 8☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:34
- 9♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 17:06
- 11☽︎ Moon17:06 – 18:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:23 – 19:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:39 – 20:22
- 2♂︎ Mars20:22 – 21:06
- 3☉︎ Sun21:06 – 21:50
- 4♀︎ Venus21:50 – 22:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:17
- 6☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:28
- 9♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:11
- 10☉︎ Sun02:11 – 02:55
- 11♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 28 April 2024, the Sun rises at 04:25 and sets at 19:39: the day lasts 15h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:22, lasts 8h 43m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:25 to 05:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.