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, 9 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:02
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 04:00
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:02 – 05:22
- 2♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 08:01
- 4☽︎ Moon08:01 – 09:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:41 – 12:01
- 7♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:20
- 8☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:40
- 9♀︎ Venus14:40 – 16:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 17:20
- 11☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 20:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 20:40
- 2♂︎ Mars20:40 – 21:20
- 3☉︎ Sun21:20 – 22:00
- 4♀︎ Venus22:00 – 22:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:20
- 6☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:20
- 9♂︎ Mars01:20 – 02:00
- 10☉︎ Sun02:00 – 02:40
- 11♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 9 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:02 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 15h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:00, lasts 8h 00m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:02 to 05:22: 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.