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 Tuesday, 4 May 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:12
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 04:10
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:31
- 2☉︎ Sun05:31 – 06:49
- 3♀︎ Venus06:49 – 08:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:25
- 5☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 12:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 13:19
- 8♂︎ Mars13:19 – 14:37
- 9☉︎ Sun14:37 – 15:55
- 10♀︎ Venus15:55 – 17:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:31
- 12☽︎ Moon18:31 – 19:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:50 – 20:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:13
- 3♂︎ Mars21:13 – 21:55
- 4☉︎ Sun21:55 – 22:36
- 5♀︎ Venus22:36 – 23:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:18 – 00:00
- 7☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:05
- 10♂︎ Mars02:05 – 02:47
- 11☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:29
- 12♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 4 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:12 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 15h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:10, lasts 8h 21m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:12 to 05:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.