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, 7 December 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 15:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:22
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:21 – 08:57
- 2☉︎ Sun08:57 – 09:32
- 3♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:08 – 10:43
- 5☽︎ Moon10:43 – 11:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 11:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 12:30
- 8♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:06
- 9☉︎ Sun13:06 – 13:41
- 10♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 14:53
- 12☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:28
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 18:17
- 3♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:42
- 4☉︎ Sun19:42 – 21:06
- 5♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:55
- 7☽︎ Moon23:55 – 01:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 04:09
- 10♂︎ Mars04:09 – 05:33
- 11☉︎ Sun05:33 – 06:58
- 12♀︎ Venus06:58 – 08:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 7 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 15:28: the day lasts 7h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 16h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:21 to 08:57: 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.