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 Sunday, 19 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:34
- Sunset
- 15:27
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 34 min; a night hour, 1h 26m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:34 – 09:08
- 2♀︎ Venus09:08 – 09:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:43 – 10:17
- 4☽︎ Moon10:17 – 10:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:00
- 7♂︎ Mars12:00 – 12:35
- 8☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:09
- 9♀︎ Venus13:09 – 13:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:18
- 11☽︎ Moon14:18 – 14:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 15:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:52
- 2♂︎ Mars16:52 – 18:18
- 3☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:44
- 4♀︎ Venus19:44 – 21:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:35
- 6☽︎ Moon22:35 – 00:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 01:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:52
- 9♂︎ Mars02:52 – 04:18
- 10☉︎ Sun04:18 – 05:43
- 11♀︎ Venus05:43 – 07:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 19 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:34 and sets at 15:27: the day lasts 6h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 34 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 17h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 26m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:34 to 09:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.