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 Wednesday, 22 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 15:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:36
A day hour lasts 34 min; a night hour, 1h 26m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:10
- 2☽︎ Moon09:10 – 09:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:19 – 10:53
- 5♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:02
- 7♀︎ Venus12:02 – 12:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:11
- 9☽︎ Moon13:11 – 13:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:45 – 14:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:19 – 14:54
- 12♂︎ Mars14:54 – 15:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:28 – 16:54
- 2♀︎ Venus16:54 – 18:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:19 – 19:45
- 4☽︎ Moon19:45 – 21:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 22:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 00:02
- 7♂︎ Mars00:02 – 01:28
- 8☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:53
- 9♀︎ Venus02:53 – 04:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:45
- 11☽︎ Moon05:45 – 07:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 22 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 15:28: the day lasts 6h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 34 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 17h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 26m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:36 to 09:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.