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, 14 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 19:08
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 06:11
- 2☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:33 – 09:43
- 5♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:54
- 6☉︎ Sun10:54 – 12:05
- 7♀︎ Venus12:05 – 13:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:26
- 9☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:58
- 12♂︎ Mars17:58 – 19:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:08 – 19:57
- 2♀︎ Venus19:57 – 20:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:47 – 21:36
- 4☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:03
- 7♂︎ Mars00:03 – 00:52
- 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:42
- 9♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:20
- 11☽︎ Moon03:20 – 04:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 14 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 19:08: the day lasts 14h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:01 to 06:11: 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.