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, 14 August 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:32
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 04:34
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:48
- 2☽︎ Moon05:48 – 07:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:20 – 09:36
- 5♂︎ Mars09:36 – 10:51
- 6☉︎ Sun10:51 – 12:07
- 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:39
- 9☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 17:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:27
- 12♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:43 – 20:27
- 2♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 21:56
- 4☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 23:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:08
- 7♂︎ Mars00:08 – 00:53
- 8☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:37
- 9♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:21 – 03:05
- 11☽︎ Moon03:05 – 03:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:50 – 04:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 14 August 2024, the Sun rises at 04:32 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 15h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:34, lasts 8h 51m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:32 to 05:48: 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.