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 Tuesday, 16 November 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 15:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:43 – 08:24
- 2☉︎ Sun08:24 – 09:04
- 3♀︎ Venus09:04 – 09:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 10:26
- 5☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:07 – 11:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:29
- 8♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:10
- 9☉︎ Sun13:10 – 13:50
- 10♀︎ Venus13:50 – 14:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:12
- 12☽︎ Moon15:12 – 15:53
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 17:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:32
- 3♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:51
- 4☉︎ Sun19:51 – 21:10
- 5♀︎ Venus21:10 – 22:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:49
- 7☽︎ Moon23:49 – 01:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 02:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:28 – 03:47
- 10♂︎ Mars03:47 – 05:06
- 11☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:26
- 12♀︎ Venus06:26 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 16 November 2027, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 15:53: the day lasts 8h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 15h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:43 to 08:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.