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, 7 August 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:18
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 04:20
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:36
- 2☽︎ Moon05:36 – 06:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:55 – 08:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 09:32
- 5♂︎ Mars09:32 – 10:50
- 6☉︎ Sun10:50 – 12:09
- 7♀︎ Venus12:09 – 13:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:45
- 9☽︎ Moon14:45 – 16:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 17:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:41
- 12♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:59 – 20:41
- 2♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:04
- 4☽︎ Moon22:04 – 22:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:10
- 7♂︎ Mars00:10 – 00:51
- 8☉︎ Sun00:51 – 01:33
- 9♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:15 – 02:56
- 11☽︎ Moon02:56 – 03:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:38 – 04:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 7 August 2024, the Sun rises at 04:18 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 15h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:20, lasts 8h 21m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:18 to 05:36: 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.