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, 13 August 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:28
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Next sunrise
- 04:30
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 07:02
- 3☽︎ Moon07:02 – 08:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:51
- 6♂︎ Mars10:51 – 12:08
- 7☉︎ Sun12:08 – 13:24
- 8♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:57
- 10☽︎ Moon15:57 – 17:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:47
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:47 – 20:31
- 2☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:14
- 3♀︎ Venus21:14 – 21:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 22:42
- 5☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 00:52
- 8♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:36
- 9☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:20
- 10♀︎ Venus02:20 – 03:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 03:47
- 12☽︎ Moon03:47 – 04:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 13 August 2027, the Sun rises at 04:28 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 15h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:30, lasts 8h 43m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:28 to 05:45: 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.