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, 9 June 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:17
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 03:16
A day hour lasts 1h 28m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:44
- 2☽︎ Moon04:44 – 06:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:40 – 09:08
- 5♂︎ Mars09:08 – 10:35
- 6☉︎ Sun10:35 – 12:03
- 7♀︎ Venus12:03 – 13:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:58
- 9☽︎ Moon14:58 – 16:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 19:22
- 12♂︎ Mars19:22 – 20:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:22
- 2♀︎ Venus21:22 – 21:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:26
- 4☽︎ Moon22:26 – 22:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 23:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:03
- 7♂︎ Mars00:03 – 00:35
- 8☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:07
- 9♀︎ Venus01:07 – 01:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:39 – 02:12
- 11☽︎ Moon02:12 – 02:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn02:44 – 03:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 9 June 2027, the Sun rises at 03:17 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 17h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 28m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:16, lasts 6h 27m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:17 to 04:44: 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.