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 Monday, 3 January 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 15:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:36
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:36 – 09:12
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 09:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:22
- 4♂︎ Mars10:22 – 10:57
- 5☉︎ Sun10:57 – 11:33
- 6♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:08 – 12:43
- 8☽︎ Moon12:43 – 13:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:18 – 13:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter13:54 – 14:29
- 11♂︎ Mars14:29 – 15:04
- 12☉︎ Sun15:04 – 15:39
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus15:39 – 17:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:29
- 3☽︎ Moon18:29 – 19:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn19:53 – 21:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:43
- 6♂︎ Mars22:43 – 00:08
- 7☉︎ Sun00:08 – 01:32
- 8♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 04:22
- 10☽︎ Moon04:22 – 05:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 07:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:11 – 08:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Monday, 3 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 15:39: the day lasts 7h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 16h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:36 to 09:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.