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 Monday, 2 August 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:07
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 04:09
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:07 – 05:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:27 – 06:48
- 3♃︎ Jupiter06:48 – 08:08
- 4♂︎ Mars08:08 – 09:28
- 5☉︎ Sun09:28 – 10:49
- 6♀︎ Venus10:49 – 12:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 13:30
- 8☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:50
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 16:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:31
- 11♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:51
- 12☉︎ Sun18:51 – 20:11
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:11 – 20:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 21:31
- 3☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 22:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:30
- 6♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:10
- 7☉︎ Sun00:10 – 00:50
- 8♀︎ Venus00:50 – 01:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:09
- 10☽︎ Moon02:09 – 02:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn02:49 – 03:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:29 – 04:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Monday, 2 August 2027, the Sun rises at 04:07 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 16h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:09, lasts 7h 57m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:07 to 05:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.