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 Thursday, 26 August 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:54 – 06:06
- 2♂︎ Mars06:06 – 07:18
- 3☉︎ Sun07:18 – 08:30
- 4♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:41 – 10:53
- 6☽︎ Moon10:53 – 12:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:05 – 13:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:16 – 14:28
- 9♂︎ Mars14:28 – 15:40
- 10☉︎ Sun15:40 – 16:52
- 11♀︎ Venus16:52 – 18:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:03 – 19:15
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:15 – 20:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:04 – 20:52
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:52 – 21:40
- 4♂︎ Mars21:40 – 22:29
- 5☉︎ Sun22:29 – 23:17
- 6♀︎ Venus23:17 – 00:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:06 – 00:54
- 8☽︎ Moon00:54 – 01:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:43 – 02:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:19
- 11♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:08
- 12☉︎ Sun04:08 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 26 August 2027, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:54 to 06:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.