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 Monday, 26 April 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:31
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 04:29
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:31 – 05:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 07:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:01 – 08:17
- 4♂︎ Mars08:17 – 09:32
- 5☉︎ Sun09:32 – 10:47
- 6♀︎ Venus10:47 – 12:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 13:17
- 8☽︎ Moon13:17 – 14:32
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:48
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:48 – 17:03
- 11♂︎ Mars17:03 – 18:18
- 12☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:33
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:33 – 20:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:18 – 21:02
- 3☽︎ Moon21:02 – 21:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 22:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:32 – 23:16
- 6♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:01
- 7☉︎ Sun00:01 – 00:46
- 8♀︎ Venus00:46 – 01:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:15
- 10☽︎ Moon02:15 – 02:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 03:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:44 – 04:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Monday, 26 April 2027, the Sun rises at 04:31 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 15h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:29, lasts 8h 55m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:31 to 05:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.