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 Wednesday, 19 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:42
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 03:41
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 05:05
- 2☽︎ Moon05:05 – 06:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:28 – 07:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:52 – 09:15
- 5♂︎ Mars09:15 – 10:38
- 6☉︎ Sun10:38 – 12:01
- 7♀︎ Venus12:01 – 13:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:47
- 9☽︎ Moon14:47 – 16:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:56
- 12♂︎ Mars18:56 – 20:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:19 – 20:56
- 2♀︎ Venus20:56 – 21:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:09
- 4☽︎ Moon22:09 – 22:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:00
- 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 00:37
- 8☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:13
- 9♀︎ Venus01:13 – 01:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:50 – 02:27
- 11☽︎ Moon02:27 – 03:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:04 – 03:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 19 May 2027, the Sun rises at 03:42 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 16h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:41, lasts 7h 22m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:42 to 05:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.