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, 6 November 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 16:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 08:50
- 3♂︎ Mars08:50 – 09:34
- 4☉︎ Sun09:34 – 10:18
- 5♀︎ Venus10:18 – 11:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:03 – 11:47
- 7☽︎ Moon11:47 – 12:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:31 – 13:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 13:59
- 10♂︎ Mars13:59 – 14:44
- 11☉︎ Sun14:44 – 15:28
- 12♀︎ Venus15:28 – 16:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:28
- 2☽︎ Moon17:28 – 18:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:44 – 20:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 21:16
- 5♂︎ Mars21:16 – 22:32
- 6☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:48
- 7♀︎ Venus23:48 – 01:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:04 – 02:20
- 9☽︎ Moon02:20 – 03:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:36 – 04:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:52 – 06:08
- 12♂︎ Mars06:08 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 6 November 2027, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 16:12: the day lasts 8h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 15h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:21 to 08:06: 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.