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, 2 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:17
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 04:15
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:34
- 2♀︎ Venus05:34 – 06:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 08:09
- 4☽︎ Moon08:09 – 09:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 12:01
- 7♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:19
- 8☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:36
- 9♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 17:11
- 11☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:28 – 19:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:45 – 20:28
- 2♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:10
- 3☉︎ Sun21:10 – 21:53
- 4♀︎ Venus21:53 – 22:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:18
- 6☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:25
- 9♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:07
- 10☉︎ Sun02:07 – 02:50
- 11♀︎ Venus02:50 – 03:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 2 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:17 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 15h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:15, lasts 8h 29m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:17 to 05:34: 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.