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, 16 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:48
- Sunset
- 20:13
- Next sunrise
- 03:46
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:48 – 05:10
- 2♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:32 – 07:54
- 4☽︎ Moon07:54 – 09:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 12:01
- 7♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:23
- 8☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:45
- 9♀︎ Venus14:45 – 16:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:07 – 17:29
- 11☽︎ Moon17:29 – 18:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:51 – 20:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:13 – 20:51
- 2♂︎ Mars20:51 – 21:29
- 3☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:06
- 4♀︎ Venus22:06 – 22:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:22
- 6☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:15
- 9♂︎ Mars01:15 – 01:53
- 10☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:31
- 11♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 03:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 16 May 2027, the Sun rises at 03:48 and sets at 20:13: the day lasts 16h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:46, lasts 7h 33m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:48 to 05:10: 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.