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 Friday, 16 August 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:36
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 04:38
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:36 – 05:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 07:06
- 3☽︎ Moon07:06 – 08:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:37 – 10:52
- 6♂︎ Mars10:52 – 12:07
- 7☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:22
- 8♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:53
- 10☽︎ Moon15:53 – 17:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:38
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:38 – 20:23
- 2☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:08
- 3♀︎ Venus21:08 – 21:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:38
- 5☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 00:53
- 8♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:38
- 9☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:23
- 10♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 03:53
- 12☽︎ Moon03:53 – 04:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 16 August 2024, the Sun rises at 04:36 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 15h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:38, lasts 9h 00m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:36 to 05:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.