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 Sunday, 14 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:33 – 08:20
- 2♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:08 – 09:56
- 4☽︎ Moon09:56 – 10:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:18
- 7♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:06
- 8☉︎ Sun13:06 – 13:53
- 9♀︎ Venus13:53 – 14:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:28
- 11☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 18:16
- 2♂︎ Mars18:16 – 19:28
- 3☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:40
- 4♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 23:05
- 6☽︎ Moon23:05 – 00:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:42
- 9♂︎ Mars02:42 – 03:54
- 10☉︎ Sun03:54 – 05:06
- 11♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 14 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 14h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:33 to 08:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.