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, 23 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:36
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 03:34
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:36 – 05:00
- 2♀︎ Venus05:00 – 06:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:48
- 4☽︎ Moon07:48 – 09:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 12:01
- 7♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:25
- 8☉︎ Sun13:25 – 14:49
- 9♀︎ Venus14:49 – 16:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:37
- 11☽︎ Moon17:37 – 19:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:02 – 20:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:26 – 21:02
- 2♂︎ Mars21:02 – 21:37
- 3☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:13
- 4♀︎ Venus22:13 – 22:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:24
- 6☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:11
- 9♂︎ Mars01:11 – 01:47
- 10☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:23
- 11♀︎ Venus02:23 – 02:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 03:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 23 May 2027, the Sun rises at 03:36 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 16h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:34, lasts 7h 08m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:36 to 05:00: 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.