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 Wednesday, 24 July 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:52
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 03:53
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 05:15
- 2☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:38 – 08:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:01 – 09:23
- 5♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:46
- 6☉︎ Sun10:46 – 12:09
- 7♀︎ Venus12:09 – 13:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:55
- 9☽︎ Moon14:55 – 16:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 19:04
- 12♂︎ Mars19:04 – 20:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:04
- 2♀︎ Venus21:04 – 21:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:19
- 4☽︎ Moon22:19 – 22:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:56 – 23:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:10
- 7♂︎ Mars00:10 – 00:48
- 8☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:25
- 9♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:02 – 02:39
- 11☽︎ Moon02:39 – 03:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:16 – 03:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 24 July 2024, the Sun rises at 03:52 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 16h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:53, lasts 7h 26m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:52 to 05:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.