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 Monday, 17 May 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 03:46
- Sunset
- 20:15
- Next sunrise
- 03:44
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon03:46 – 05:08
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 06:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter06:31 – 07:53
- 4♂︎ Mars07:53 – 09:16
- 5☉︎ Sun09:16 – 10:38
- 6♀︎ Venus10:38 – 12:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:01 – 13:23
- 8☽︎ Moon13:23 – 14:45
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 16:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:30
- 11♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:53
- 12☉︎ Sun18:53 – 20:15
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:15 – 20:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 21:30
- 3☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 22:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:45 – 23:22
- 6♂︎ Mars23:22 – 00:00
- 7☉︎ Sun00:00 – 00:37
- 8♀︎ Venus00:37 – 01:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 01:52
- 10☽︎ Moon01:52 – 02:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 03:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Monday, 17 May 2027, the Sun rises at 03:46 and sets at 20:15: the day lasts 16h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:44, lasts 7h 29m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 03:46 to 05:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.