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 Tuesday, 29 June 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 03:18
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 03:18
A day hour lasts 1h 28m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars03:18 – 04:46
- 2☉︎ Sun04:46 – 06:14
- 3♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 09:10
- 5☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 12:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 13:35
- 8♂︎ Mars13:35 – 15:03
- 9☉︎ Sun15:03 – 16:31
- 10♀︎ Venus16:31 – 18:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:00 – 19:28
- 12☽︎ Moon19:28 – 20:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:56 – 21:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:28 – 22:00
- 3♂︎ Mars22:00 – 22:32
- 4☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:03
- 5♀︎ Venus23:03 – 23:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:35 – 00:07
- 7☽︎ Moon00:07 – 00:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 01:43
- 10♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:15
- 11☉︎ Sun02:15 – 02:46
- 12♀︎ Venus02:46 – 03:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 29 June 2027, the Sun rises at 03:18 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 17h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 28m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:18, lasts 6h 22m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 03:18 to 04:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.