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, 31 July 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:04
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 04:06
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 05:25
- 2☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 08:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:07 – 09:28
- 5♂︎ Mars09:28 – 10:48
- 6☉︎ Sun10:48 – 12:09
- 7♀︎ Venus12:09 – 13:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:51
- 9☽︎ Moon14:51 – 16:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:32 – 18:53
- 12♂︎ Mars18:53 – 20:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:14 – 20:53
- 2♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:12
- 4☽︎ Moon22:12 – 22:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 23:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:10
- 7♂︎ Mars00:10 – 00:50
- 8☉︎ Sun00:50 – 01:29
- 9♀︎ Venus01:29 – 02:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:08 – 02:48
- 11☽︎ Moon02:48 – 03:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:27 – 04:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 31 July 2024, the Sun rises at 04:04 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 16h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:06, lasts 7h 52m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:04 to 05:25: 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.