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, 18 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 04:48
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:51 – 06:03
- 2♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:27
- 4☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 12:04
- 7♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:16
- 8☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:28
- 9♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:52
- 11☽︎ Moon16:52 – 18:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:04 – 19:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:17 – 20:04
- 2♂︎ Mars20:04 – 20:52
- 3☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:39
- 4♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:15
- 6☽︎ Moon23:15 – 00:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 00:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 01:38
- 9♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:25
- 10☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:13
- 11♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 04:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 18 April 2027, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 14h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:48, lasts 9h 32m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:51 to 06:03: 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.