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, 3 May 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:15
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Next sunrise
- 04:12
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:50
- 3♃︎ Jupiter06:50 – 08:08
- 4♂︎ Mars08:08 – 09:26
- 5☉︎ Sun09:26 – 10:43
- 6♀︎ Venus10:43 – 12:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:01 – 13:19
- 8☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:37
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:37 – 15:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:54 – 17:12
- 11♂︎ Mars17:12 – 18:30
- 12☉︎ Sun18:30 – 19:48
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:48 – 20:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:12
- 3☽︎ Moon21:12 – 21:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:54 – 22:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:18
- 6♂︎ Mars23:18 – 00:00
- 7☉︎ Sun00:00 – 00:42
- 8♀︎ Venus00:42 – 01:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:24 – 02:06
- 10☽︎ Moon02:06 – 02:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn02:48 – 03:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Monday, 3 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:15 and sets at 19:48: the day lasts 15h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:12, lasts 8h 25m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:15 to 05:32: 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.