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 Tuesday, 10 August 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:22
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 04:24
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:22 – 05:40
- 2☉︎ Sun05:40 – 06:58
- 3♀︎ Venus06:58 – 08:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:15 – 09:33
- 5☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 12:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 13:26
- 8♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:44
- 9☉︎ Sun14:44 – 16:01
- 10♀︎ Venus16:01 – 17:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:19 – 18:36
- 12☽︎ Moon18:36 – 19:54
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:54 – 20:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:37 – 21:19
- 3♂︎ Mars21:19 – 22:02
- 4☉︎ Sun22:02 – 22:44
- 5♀︎ Venus22:44 – 23:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:09
- 7☽︎ Moon00:09 – 00:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 01:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:17
- 10♂︎ Mars02:17 – 02:59
- 11☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:42
- 12♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 10 August 2027, the Sun rises at 04:22 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 15h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:24, lasts 8h 30m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:22 to 05:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.