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 Thursday, 6 May 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:08
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 04:06
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:08 – 05:27
- 2♂︎ Mars05:27 – 06:46
- 3☉︎ Sun06:46 – 08:04
- 4♀︎ Venus08:04 – 09:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:42
- 6☽︎ Moon10:42 – 12:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 13:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:20 – 14:38
- 9♂︎ Mars14:38 – 15:57
- 10☉︎ Sun15:57 – 17:16
- 11♀︎ Venus17:16 – 18:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:35 – 19:54
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:54 – 20:35
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:35 – 21:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 21:57
- 4♂︎ Mars21:57 – 22:38
- 5☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:19
- 6♀︎ Venus23:19 – 00:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:00 – 00:41
- 8☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:22
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:03
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 02:44
- 11♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:25
- 12☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 6 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:08 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 15h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:06, lasts 8h 12m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:08 to 05:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.