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, 29 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 15:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:12
- 2☽︎ Moon09:12 – 09:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 10:56
- 5♂︎ Mars10:56 – 11:31
- 6☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:05
- 7♀︎ Venus12:05 – 12:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:15
- 9☽︎ Moon13:15 – 13:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:24 – 14:59
- 12♂︎ Mars14:59 – 15:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:33 – 16:59
- 2♀︎ Venus16:59 – 18:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:24 – 19:49
- 4☽︎ Moon19:49 – 21:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:15 – 22:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:40 – 00:05
- 7♂︎ Mars00:05 – 01:31
- 8☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:56
- 9♀︎ Venus02:56 – 04:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:47
- 11☽︎ Moon05:47 – 07:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 29 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 15:33: the day lasts 6h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 17h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:37 to 09:12: 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.