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 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 15:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:06
- 2☽︎ Moon09:06 – 09:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 10:58
- 5♂︎ Mars10:58 – 11:35
- 6☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:12
- 7♀︎ Venus12:12 – 12:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 13:27
- 9☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:04 – 14:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:41 – 15:18
- 12♂︎ Mars15:18 – 15:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:55 – 17:18
- 2♀︎ Venus17:18 – 18:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:41 – 20:04
- 4☽︎ Moon20:04 – 21:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 00:12
- 7♂︎ Mars00:12 – 01:34
- 8☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:57
- 9♀︎ Venus02:57 – 04:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:43
- 11☽︎ Moon05:43 – 07:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 13 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 15:55: the day lasts 7h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 16h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:29 to 09:06: 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.