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, 20 August 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:42 – 05:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 07:10
- 3☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:52
- 6♂︎ Mars10:52 – 12:06
- 7☉︎ Sun12:06 – 13:20
- 8♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:48
- 10☽︎ Moon15:48 – 17:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 18:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:16
- 2☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:03
- 3♀︎ Venus21:03 – 21:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:35
- 5☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 00:53
- 8♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:40
- 9☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:26
- 10♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 03:58
- 12☽︎ Moon03:58 – 04:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 20 August 2027, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 14h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 9h 14m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:42 to 05:56: 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.