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, 27 November 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 15:37
- Next sunrise
- 08:06
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 08:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 09:20
- 3♂︎ Mars09:20 – 09:58
- 4☉︎ Sun09:58 – 10:35
- 5♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 11:51
- 7☽︎ Moon11:51 – 12:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:28 – 13:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:06 – 13:44
- 10♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:22
- 11☉︎ Sun14:22 – 14:59
- 12♀︎ Venus14:59 – 15:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:37 – 16:59
- 2☽︎ Moon16:59 – 18:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:22 – 19:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:44 – 21:07
- 5♂︎ Mars21:07 – 22:29
- 6☉︎ Sun22:29 – 23:52
- 7♀︎ Venus23:52 – 01:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 02:37
- 9☽︎ Moon02:37 – 03:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:59 – 05:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:21 – 06:44
- 12♂︎ Mars06:44 – 08:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 27 November 2027, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 15:37: the day lasts 7h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:06, lasts 16h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:04 to 08:42: 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.