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 Friday, 14 May 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 03:52
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 03:50
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus03:52 – 05:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:35
- 3☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 09:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:39
- 6♂︎ Mars10:39 – 12:01
- 7☉︎ Sun12:01 – 13:22
- 8♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 16:05
- 10☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:48 – 20:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:09 – 20:48
- 2☉︎ Sun20:48 – 21:26
- 3♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 22:43
- 5☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 00:38
- 8♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:16
- 9☉︎ Sun01:16 – 01:55
- 10♀︎ Venus01:55 – 02:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:11
- 12☽︎ Moon03:11 – 03:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 14 May 2027, the Sun rises at 03:52 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 16h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:50, lasts 7h 40m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 03:52 to 05:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.