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 Sunday, 15 August 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:32
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 04:34
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:48
- 2♀︎ Venus05:48 – 07:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 08:20
- 4☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 12:07
- 7♂︎ Mars12:07 – 13:23
- 8☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:39
- 9♀︎ Venus14:39 – 15:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:55 – 17:11
- 11☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:27 – 19:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:42 – 20:27
- 2♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:11
- 3☉︎ Sun21:11 – 21:55
- 4♀︎ Venus21:55 – 22:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:24
- 6☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 00:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:37
- 9♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:21
- 10☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:06
- 11♀︎ Venus03:06 – 03:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 15 August 2027, the Sun rises at 04:32 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 15h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:34, lasts 8h 52m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:32 to 05:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.