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, 26 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:31
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 03:30
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:56
- 2☽︎ Moon04:56 – 06:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:21 – 07:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:46 – 09:11
- 5♂︎ Mars09:11 – 10:36
- 6☉︎ Sun10:36 – 12:01
- 7♀︎ Venus12:01 – 13:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:51
- 9☽︎ Moon14:51 – 16:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 19:06
- 12♂︎ Mars19:06 – 20:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:06
- 2♀︎ Venus21:06 – 21:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:16
- 4☽︎ Moon22:16 – 22:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 23:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:00
- 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 00:35
- 8☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:10
- 9♀︎ Venus01:10 – 01:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:45 – 02:20
- 11☽︎ Moon02:20 – 02:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn02:55 – 03:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 26 May 2027, the Sun rises at 03:31 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 16h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:30, lasts 6h 59m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:31 to 04:56: 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.