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, 7 July 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:26
- Sunset
- 20:50
- Next sunrise
- 03:27
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 33 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:53
- 2♀︎ Venus04:53 – 06:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:20 – 07:47
- 4☽︎ Moon07:47 – 09:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:41 – 12:08
- 7♂︎ Mars12:08 – 13:35
- 8☉︎ Sun13:35 – 15:02
- 9♀︎ Venus15:02 – 16:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:56
- 11☽︎ Moon17:56 – 19:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:23 – 20:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:50 – 21:24
- 2♂︎ Mars21:24 – 21:57
- 3☉︎ Sun21:57 – 22:30
- 4♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 23:36
- 6☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 00:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:15
- 9♂︎ Mars01:15 – 01:48
- 10☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:21
- 11♀︎ Venus02:21 – 02:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 7 July 2024, the Sun rises at 03:26 and sets at 20:50: the day lasts 17h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:27, lasts 6h 37m: twelve night hours of 33 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:26 to 04:53: 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.