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 Wednesday, 28 July 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:58
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Next sunrise
- 03:59
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 05:19
- 2☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:41 – 08:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:03 – 09:25
- 5♂︎ Mars09:25 – 10:47
- 6☉︎ Sun10:47 – 12:09
- 7♀︎ Venus12:09 – 13:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:53
- 9☽︎ Moon14:53 – 16:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:59
- 12♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:21 – 20:59
- 2♀︎ Venus20:59 – 21:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:16
- 4☽︎ Moon22:16 – 22:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 23:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:10
- 7♂︎ Mars00:10 – 00:48
- 8☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:27
- 9♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:05 – 02:43
- 11☽︎ Moon02:43 – 03:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:21 – 03:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 28 July 2027, the Sun rises at 03:58 and sets at 20:21: the day lasts 16h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:59, lasts 7h 38m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:58 to 05:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.