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 Saturday, 21 August 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:44
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 04:46
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:58 – 07:12
- 3♂︎ Mars07:12 – 08:25
- 4☉︎ Sun08:25 – 09:39
- 5♀︎ Venus09:39 – 10:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 12:06
- 7☽︎ Moon12:06 – 13:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:20 – 14:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:33 – 15:47
- 10♂︎ Mars15:47 – 17:01
- 11☉︎ Sun17:01 – 18:14
- 12♀︎ Venus18:14 – 19:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:28 – 20:14
- 2☽︎ Moon20:14 – 21:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:01 – 21:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:47 – 22:34
- 5♂︎ Mars22:34 – 23:21
- 6☉︎ Sun23:21 – 00:07
- 7♀︎ Venus00:07 – 00:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 01:40
- 9☽︎ Moon01:40 – 02:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:27 – 03:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:13 – 04:00
- 12♂︎ Mars04:00 – 04:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 21 August 2027, the Sun rises at 04:44 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 14h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:46, lasts 9h 19m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:44 to 05:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.