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, 12 May 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:54
- Sunset
- 20:07
- Next sunrise
- 03:52
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:54 – 05:15
- 2♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:57
- 4☽︎ Moon07:57 – 09:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:39 – 12:01
- 7♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:22
- 8☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:43
- 9♀︎ Venus14:43 – 16:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:25
- 11☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:46 – 20:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:07 – 20:46
- 2♂︎ Mars20:46 – 21:24
- 3☉︎ Sun21:24 – 22:03
- 4♀︎ Venus22:03 – 22:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:21
- 6☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:17
- 9♂︎ Mars01:17 – 01:56
- 10☉︎ Sun01:56 – 02:35
- 11♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 03:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 12 May 2024, the Sun rises at 03:54 and sets at 20:07: the day lasts 16h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:52, lasts 7h 45m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:54 to 05:15: 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.