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 Friday, 30 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:22
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 04:19
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:38 – 06:55
- 3☽︎ Moon06:55 – 08:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:12 – 09:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:45
- 6♂︎ Mars10:45 – 12:01
- 7☉︎ Sun12:01 – 13:18
- 8♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:51
- 10☽︎ Moon15:51 – 17:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:41 – 20:25
- 2☉︎ Sun20:25 – 21:08
- 3♀︎ Venus21:08 – 21:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:34
- 5☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 00:43
- 8♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:27
- 9☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:10
- 10♀︎ Venus02:10 – 02:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:53 – 03:36
- 12☽︎ Moon03:36 – 04:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 30 April 2027, the Sun rises at 04:22 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 15h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:19, lasts 8h 38m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:22 to 05:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.