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 Friday, 31 December 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 15:36
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 09:47
- 3☽︎ Moon09:47 – 10:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 10:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 11:32
- 6♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:06
- 7☉︎ Sun12:06 – 12:41
- 8♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 13:51
- 10☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:01 – 15:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:36 – 17:01
- 2☉︎ Sun17:01 – 18:26
- 3♀︎ Venus18:26 – 19:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 21:16
- 5☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 00:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 01:31
- 8♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:57
- 9☉︎ Sun02:57 – 04:22
- 10♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 07:12
- 12☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 31 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 15:36: the day lasts 6h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 17h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.