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 Saturday, 10 July 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 03:29
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Next sunrise
- 03:30
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 33 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn03:29 – 04:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter04:55 – 06:22
- 3♂︎ Mars06:22 – 07:49
- 4☉︎ Sun07:49 – 09:15
- 5♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:42 – 12:08
- 7☽︎ Moon12:08 – 13:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:35 – 15:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:02 – 16:28
- 10♂︎ Mars16:28 – 17:55
- 11☉︎ Sun17:55 – 19:22
- 12♀︎ Venus19:22 – 20:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:22
- 2☽︎ Moon21:22 – 21:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:55 – 22:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:29 – 23:02
- 5♂︎ Mars23:02 – 23:36
- 6☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:09
- 7♀︎ Venus00:09 – 00:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 01:16
- 9☽︎ Moon01:16 – 01:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:50 – 02:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 02:56
- 12♂︎ Mars02:56 – 03:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 10 July 2027, the Sun rises at 03:29 and sets at 20:48: the day lasts 17h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:30, lasts 6h 42m: twelve night hours of 33 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 03:29 to 04:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.