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 Thursday, 12 August 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:26
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 04:28
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:26 – 05:43
- 2♂︎ Mars05:43 – 07:00
- 3☉︎ Sun07:00 – 08:17
- 4♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:34 – 10:51
- 6☽︎ Moon10:51 – 12:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:08 – 13:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:42
- 9♂︎ Mars14:42 – 15:59
- 10☉︎ Sun15:59 – 17:16
- 11♀︎ Venus17:16 – 18:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:33 – 19:49
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:49 – 20:33
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 21:59
- 4♂︎ Mars21:59 – 22:42
- 5☉︎ Sun22:42 – 23:26
- 6♀︎ Venus23:26 – 00:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:09 – 00:52
- 8☽︎ Moon00:52 – 01:35
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:35 – 02:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:19 – 03:02
- 11♂︎ Mars03:02 – 03:45
- 12☉︎ Sun03:45 – 04:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 12 August 2027, the Sun rises at 04:26 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 15h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:28, lasts 8h 39m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:26 to 05:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.