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, 26 May 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:30
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 03:29
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:55
- 2♀︎ Venus04:55 – 06:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:46
- 4☽︎ Moon07:46 – 09:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 12:01
- 7♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:26
- 8☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:51
- 9♀︎ Venus14:51 – 16:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:42
- 11☽︎ Moon17:42 – 19:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:07 – 20:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:32 – 21:07
- 2♂︎ Mars21:07 – 21:41
- 3☉︎ Sun21:41 – 22:16
- 4♀︎ Venus22:16 – 22:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 23:26
- 6☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:10
- 9♂︎ Mars01:10 – 01:45
- 10☉︎ Sun01:45 – 02:19
- 11♀︎ Venus02:19 – 02:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 26 May 2024, the Sun rises at 03:30 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 17h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:29, lasts 6h 57m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:30 to 04:55: 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.