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, 2 June 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:23
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 03:22
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 33 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:49
- 2☽︎ Moon04:49 – 06:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:16 – 07:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:42 – 09:09
- 5♂︎ Mars09:09 – 10:35
- 6☉︎ Sun10:35 – 12:02
- 7♀︎ Venus12:02 – 13:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:55
- 9☽︎ Moon14:55 – 16:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:48 – 19:15
- 12♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:15
- 2♀︎ Venus21:15 – 21:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 22:21
- 4☽︎ Moon22:21 – 22:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:55 – 23:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:01
- 7♂︎ Mars00:01 – 00:35
- 8☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:08
- 9♀︎ Venus01:08 – 01:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:41 – 02:15
- 11☽︎ Moon02:15 – 02:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn02:48 – 03:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 2 June 2027, the Sun rises at 03:23 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 17h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:22, lasts 6h 40m: twelve night hours of 33 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:23 to 04:49: 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.