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, 4 December 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 15:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 08:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:53 – 09:29
- 3♂︎ Mars09:29 – 10:05
- 4☉︎ Sun10:05 – 10:41
- 5♀︎ Venus10:41 – 11:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:17 – 11:53
- 7☽︎ Moon11:53 – 12:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:30 – 13:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:06 – 13:42
- 10♂︎ Mars13:42 – 14:18
- 11☉︎ Sun14:18 – 14:54
- 12♀︎ Venus14:54 – 15:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:54
- 2☽︎ Moon16:54 – 18:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:18 – 19:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:42 – 21:06
- 5♂︎ Mars21:06 – 22:30
- 6☉︎ Sun22:30 – 23:54
- 7♀︎ Venus23:54 – 01:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:18 – 02:42
- 9☽︎ Moon02:42 – 04:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 05:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:54
- 12♂︎ Mars06:54 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 4 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 15:30: the day lasts 7h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 16h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:16 to 08:53: 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.