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 Thursday, 21 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:19
- Sunset
- 16:11
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:19 – 08:58
- 2♂︎ Mars08:58 – 09:38
- 3☉︎ Sun09:38 – 10:17
- 4♀︎ Venus10:17 – 10:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:56 – 11:36
- 6☽︎ Moon11:36 – 12:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:15 – 12:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:54 – 13:34
- 9♂︎ Mars13:34 – 14:13
- 10☉︎ Sun14:13 – 14:52
- 11♀︎ Venus14:52 – 15:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:11
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:52
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 20:13
- 4♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:33
- 5☉︎ Sun21:33 – 22:54
- 6♀︎ Venus22:54 – 00:14
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:14 – 01:35
- 8☽︎ Moon01:35 – 02:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:55 – 04:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:16 – 05:37
- 11♂︎ Mars05:37 – 06:57
- 12☉︎ Sun06:57 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 21 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 16:11: the day lasts 7h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 16h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:19 to 08:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.