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, 30 July 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:01
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 04:03
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:01 – 05:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:44
- 3☽︎ Moon06:44 – 08:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 09:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:48
- 6♂︎ Mars10:48 – 12:09
- 7☉︎ Sun12:09 – 13:31
- 8♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 16:13
- 10☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:35 – 18:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:56 – 20:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:17 – 20:56
- 2☉︎ Sun20:56 – 21:35
- 3♀︎ Venus21:35 – 22:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 22:53
- 5☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 00:49
- 8♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:28
- 9☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:07
- 10♀︎ Venus02:07 – 02:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:24
- 12☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 30 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:01 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 16h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:03, lasts 7h 46m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:01 to 05:23: 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.