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, 24 July 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 03:50
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 03:52
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn03:50 – 05:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:13 – 06:37
- 3♂︎ Mars06:37 – 08:00
- 4☉︎ Sun08:00 – 09:23
- 5♀︎ Venus09:23 – 10:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:46 – 12:09
- 7☽︎ Moon12:09 – 13:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:33 – 14:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:56 – 16:19
- 10♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:42
- 11☉︎ Sun17:42 – 19:05
- 12♀︎ Venus19:05 – 20:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:06
- 2☽︎ Moon21:06 – 21:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:42 – 22:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 22:56
- 5♂︎ Mars22:56 – 23:33
- 6☉︎ Sun23:33 – 00:10
- 7♀︎ Venus00:10 – 00:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:47 – 01:24
- 9☽︎ Moon01:24 – 02:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:01 – 02:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:15
- 12♂︎ Mars03:15 – 03:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 24 July 2027, the Sun rises at 03:50 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 16h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:52, lasts 7h 24m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 03:50 to 05:13: 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.