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 Saturday, 15 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 03:50
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 03:48
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn03:50 – 05:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:12 – 06:33
- 3♂︎ Mars06:33 – 07:55
- 4☉︎ Sun07:55 – 09:17
- 5♀︎ Venus09:17 – 10:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:39 – 12:01
- 7☽︎ Moon12:01 – 13:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:22 – 14:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:44 – 16:06
- 10♂︎ Mars16:06 – 17:28
- 11☉︎ Sun17:28 – 18:50
- 12♀︎ Venus18:50 – 20:11
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:11 – 20:49
- 2☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:27 – 22:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:05 – 22:43
- 5♂︎ Mars22:43 – 23:22
- 6☉︎ Sun23:22 – 00:00
- 7♀︎ Venus00:00 – 00:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:16
- 9☽︎ Moon01:16 – 01:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:54 – 02:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:32 – 03:10
- 12♂︎ Mars03:10 – 03:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 15 May 2027, the Sun rises at 03:50 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 16h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:48, lasts 7h 37m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 03:50 to 05:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.