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 Saturday, 24 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:36
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 04:33
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:50 – 07:05
- 3♂︎ Mars07:05 – 08:19
- 4☉︎ Sun08:19 – 09:34
- 5♀︎ Venus09:34 – 10:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:48 – 12:02
- 7☽︎ Moon12:02 – 13:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 14:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:46
- 10♂︎ Mars15:46 – 17:00
- 11☉︎ Sun17:00 – 18:15
- 12♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:29 – 20:14
- 2☽︎ Moon20:14 – 21:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:00 – 21:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:45 – 22:30
- 5♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:16
- 6☉︎ Sun23:16 – 00:01
- 7♀︎ Venus00:01 – 00:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:47 – 01:32
- 9☽︎ Moon01:32 – 02:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:17 – 03:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:03 – 03:48
- 12♂︎ Mars03:48 – 04:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 24 April 2027, the Sun rises at 04:36 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 14h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:33, lasts 9h 04m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:36 to 05:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.