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, 23 July 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 03:49
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 03:50
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus03:49 – 05:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:36
- 3☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:46
- 6♂︎ Mars10:46 – 12:09
- 7☉︎ Sun12:09 – 13:33
- 8♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 16:20
- 10☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 19:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:07 – 20:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:07
- 2☉︎ Sun21:07 – 21:44
- 3♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 22:57
- 5☽︎ Moon22:57 – 23:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 00:47
- 8♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:24
- 9☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:00
- 10♀︎ Venus02:00 – 02:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:14
- 12☽︎ Moon03:14 – 03:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 23 July 2027, the Sun rises at 03:49 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 16h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:50, lasts 7h 20m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 03:49 to 05:12: 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.