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 Tuesday, 12 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 15:54
- Next sunrise
- 08:29
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:30 – 09:07
- 2☉︎ Sun09:07 – 09:44
- 3♀︎ Venus09:44 – 10:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:21 – 10:58
- 5☽︎ Moon10:58 – 11:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:35 – 12:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 12:49
- 8♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:26
- 9☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:03
- 10♀︎ Venus14:03 – 14:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:17
- 12☽︎ Moon15:17 – 15:54
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 17:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:40
- 3♂︎ Mars18:40 – 20:02
- 4☉︎ Sun20:02 – 21:25
- 5♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 00:11
- 7☽︎ Moon00:11 – 01:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:34 – 02:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:57 – 04:20
- 10♂︎ Mars04:20 – 05:43
- 11☉︎ Sun05:43 – 07:06
- 12♀︎ Venus07:06 – 08:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 15:54: the day lasts 7h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 16h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:30 to 09:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.