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, 27 August 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:56 – 06:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:19
- 3☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:53
- 6♂︎ Mars10:53 – 12:04
- 7☉︎ Sun12:04 – 13:16
- 8♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:39
- 10☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:50 – 18:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 19:13
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:01
- 2☉︎ Sun20:01 – 20:50
- 3♀︎ Venus20:50 – 21:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:28
- 5☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 00:54
- 8♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:43
- 9☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:32
- 10♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:09
- 12☽︎ Moon04:09 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 27 August 2027, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 14h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 9h 46m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:56 to 06:08: 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.