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 Saturday, 18 May 2024: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 03:43
- Sunset
- 20:18
- Next sunrise
- 03:41
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn03:43 – 05:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:06 – 06:29
- 3♂︎ Mars06:29 – 07:52
- 4☉︎ Sun07:52 – 09:15
- 5♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:38 – 12:01
- 7☽︎ Moon12:01 – 13:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:24 – 14:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:46 – 16:09
- 10♂︎ Mars16:09 – 17:32
- 11☉︎ Sun17:32 – 18:55
- 12♀︎ Venus18:55 – 20:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:18 – 20:55
- 2☽︎ Moon20:55 – 21:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:09 – 22:46
- 5♂︎ Mars22:46 – 23:23
- 6☉︎ Sun23:23 – 00:00
- 7♀︎ Venus00:00 – 00:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:37 – 01:14
- 9☽︎ Moon01:14 – 01:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:50 – 02:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:04
- 12♂︎ Mars03:04 – 03:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 18 May 2024, the Sun rises at 03:43 and sets at 20:18: the day lasts 16h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:41, lasts 7h 23m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 03:43 to 05:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.