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, 13 November 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 15:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:20
- 2☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 09:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:24
- 5♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:06
- 6☉︎ Sun11:06 – 11:47
- 7♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:11
- 9☽︎ Moon13:11 – 13:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:52 – 14:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:34 – 15:15
- 12♂︎ Mars15:15 – 15:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:57 – 17:16
- 2♀︎ Venus17:16 – 18:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:34 – 19:53
- 4☽︎ Moon19:53 – 21:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 22:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:30 – 23:49
- 7♂︎ Mars23:49 – 01:07
- 8☉︎ Sun01:07 – 02:26
- 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 05:03
- 11☽︎ Moon05:03 – 06:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:22 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 13 November 2024, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 15:57: the day lasts 8h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 15h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:38 to 08:20: 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.