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, 28 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:26
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 04:24
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:42
- 2☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 08:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:14 – 09:30
- 5♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:46
- 6☉︎ Sun10:46 – 12:02
- 7♀︎ Venus12:02 – 13:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:34
- 9☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 17:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:05 – 18:21
- 12♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:21
- 2♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 21:49
- 4☽︎ Moon21:49 – 22:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:17 – 00:01
- 7♂︎ Mars00:01 – 00:44
- 8☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:28
- 9♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 02:56
- 11☽︎ Moon02:56 – 03:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:40 – 04:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 28 April 2027, the Sun rises at 04:26 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 15h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:24, lasts 8h 47m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:26 to 05:42: 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.