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, 5 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 15:42
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:11
- 2☽︎ Moon09:11 – 09:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 10:58
- 5♂︎ Mars10:58 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:09
- 7♀︎ Venus12:09 – 12:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:44 – 13:20
- 9☽︎ Moon13:20 – 13:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 14:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:06
- 12♂︎ Mars15:06 – 15:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:42 – 17:06
- 2♀︎ Venus17:06 – 18:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:31 – 19:55
- 4☽︎ Moon19:55 – 21:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:44 – 00:08
- 7♂︎ Mars00:08 – 01:33
- 8☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:57
- 9♀︎ Venus02:57 – 04:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:46
- 11☽︎ Moon05:46 – 07:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 5 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 15:42: the day lasts 7h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 16h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:36 to 09:11: 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.