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, 8 April 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:16 – 06:25
- 2♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:33
- 3☉︎ Sun07:33 – 08:41
- 4♀︎ Venus08:41 – 09:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:58
- 6☽︎ Moon10:58 – 12:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:06 – 13:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:14 – 14:23
- 9♂︎ Mars14:23 – 15:31
- 10☉︎ Sun15:31 – 16:39
- 11♀︎ Venus16:39 – 17:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:48 – 18:56
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:56 – 19:47
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 20:39
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:39 – 21:30
- 4♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:22
- 5☉︎ Sun22:22 – 23:13
- 6♀︎ Venus23:13 – 00:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:05 – 00:56
- 8☽︎ Moon00:56 – 01:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:48 – 02:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:39 – 03:31
- 11♂︎ Mars03:31 – 04:22
- 12☉︎ Sun04:22 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 8 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 13h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:16 to 06:25: 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.