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, 23 November 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 15:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:57 – 08:36
- 2☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:14
- 3♀︎ Venus09:14 – 09:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:53 – 10:32
- 5☽︎ Moon10:32 – 11:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 11:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:28
- 8♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:07
- 9☉︎ Sun13:07 – 13:46
- 10♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:03
- 12☽︎ Moon15:03 – 15:42
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:42 – 17:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:25
- 3♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:46
- 4☉︎ Sun19:46 – 21:08
- 5♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:50
- 7☽︎ Moon23:50 – 01:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 02:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:33 – 03:55
- 10♂︎ Mars03:55 – 05:16
- 11☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:37
- 12♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 23 November 2027, the Sun rises at 07:57 and sets at 15:42: the day lasts 7h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 16h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:57 to 08:36: 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.