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 Friday, 16 July 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 03:37
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 03:39
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus03:37 – 05:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:28
- 3☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:53 – 09:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:44
- 6♂︎ Mars10:44 – 12:09
- 7☉︎ Sun12:09 – 13:34
- 8♀︎ Venus13:34 – 15:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 16:25
- 10☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:50 – 19:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:16 – 20:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:16
- 2☉︎ Sun21:16 – 21:51
- 3♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:00
- 5☽︎ Moon23:00 – 23:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 00:45
- 8♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:19
- 9☉︎ Sun01:19 – 01:54
- 10♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:04
- 12☽︎ Moon03:04 – 03:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 16 July 2027, the Sun rises at 03:37 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 17h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:39, lasts 6h 58m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 03:37 to 05:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.