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, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 15:37
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 09:47
- 3☽︎ Moon09:47 – 10:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 10:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 11:32
- 6♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:07
- 7☉︎ Sun12:07 – 12:42
- 8♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 13:52
- 10☽︎ Moon13:52 – 14:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:02 – 15:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:37 – 17:02
- 2☉︎ Sun17:02 – 18:27
- 3♀︎ Venus18:27 – 19:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 21:17
- 5☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 00:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 01:32
- 8♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:57
- 9☉︎ Sun02:57 – 04:22
- 10♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 07:12
- 12☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 15:37: the day lasts 7h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 17h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:37 to 09:12: 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.