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 Wednesday, 25 August 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 06:04
- 2☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:29 – 09:41
- 5♂︎ Mars09:41 – 10:53
- 6☉︎ Sun10:53 – 12:05
- 7♀︎ Venus12:05 – 13:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:29
- 9☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 18:06
- 12♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:06
- 2♀︎ Venus20:06 – 20:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:42
- 4☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:06
- 7♂︎ Mars00:06 – 00:54
- 8☉︎ Sun00:54 – 01:42
- 9♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:18
- 11☽︎ Moon03:18 – 04:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 25 August 2027, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 14h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 9h 37m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:52 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.